All articles tagged with #gender neutral
The men's makeup market is rapidly growing, driven by Gen Z's openness and social media influence, with brands shifting towards gender-neutral products as societal perceptions of masculinity evolve, making men's beauty a lucrative and expanding sector.
A new gender-neutral Chinese pronoun, represented by the character X也, has been added to Unicode, potentially allowing easier typing and broader recognition for non-binary individuals in Chinese-speaking communities, marking a significant step in linguistic and cultural acknowledgment amidst ongoing LGBTQ+ rights challenges in regions like Hong Kong and China.
Cheyenne Bubenheim, a 23-year-old new mother from Florida, aims to become the first woman to win a gender-neutral singles championship in the American Cornhole League. Despite the game’s gender-neutral nature, no woman has won in the league's nine-year history. Bubenheim, a top-ranked player and multiple-time women's champion, is one of four semifinalists in an upcoming ACL pro event. She believes it's only a matter of time before a woman wins such a tournament, and she hopes to achieve this milestone on Saturday.
Emojipedia has announced that four gender-neutral family emoji, depicted as grey silhouettes, could be launched by the end of this year. The new emoji designs include a family with two adults and a child, a family with one adult and two children, a family with one adult and one child, and a family with two adults and two children. Additionally, there may be new faces, a phoenix, a lime, a brown mushroom, and a broken chain emoji coming to smartphones. Some platforms are expected to release these new emoji within a few months, with the majority of updates happening in the first half of 2024.
The nominee for Army chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, expressed his support for tougher and gender-neutral physical fitness standards during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The Army has been considering setting gender-neutral fitness standards for combat arms roles, and there is a proposal in the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to direct the Army to do so. However, the Senate NDAA includes a proposal to revert back to the old Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT). The nominee's confirmation could be delayed due to a Republican senator's hold on military officer confirmations.
Demi Lovato finds it "exhausting" to identify as non-binary and deal with pronouns, saying it's difficult to use women's restrooms and fill out forms with only two gender options. Lovato hopes for more gender-neutral public spaces in the future. The singer initially came out as non-binary in May 2021 and changed her pronouns to "they/them," but later readopted she/her pronouns in August 2022. Despite the challenges, Lovato believes going public was the right decision and hopes to inspire and help others feel more comfortable in their skin.