FARGO - Grammar can make many of us feel tense. (Pun intended.) But in the last couple of years, the anxiety over grammar is fueled not by where to put an Oxford comma or two but at the very heart of ...

In May 2021, I sit on the couch, filling out registration forms for my children’s new school. After writing their names, birthdates and addresses, the school wants to know each child’s gender and ...

What does it mean when someone wants to use “any pronouns” or “all pronouns”? To answer those questions, we need to understand what pronouns are — and why they matter to people. Over the past decade, ...

You may have noticed that people are sharing their pronouns in introductions, and adding them to social media profiles and email signatures. "We know definitely of 'he/him/his,' 'she/her/hers,' and ...

Words mean everything to 13-year-old Amelia Blackney. At a younger age, Amelia was most definitely a "she." The Santa Rosa, California, resident was born a girl, raised as a girl and socialized with ...

There comes a point in every parent’s journey when you suddenly realize your kids have an identity outside of the one you’ve ascribed to them. Maybe you thought they loved soccer and they tell you ...

It’s not because my pronouns aren’t important to my identity. When people ask for my pronouns these days, I usually give them a ranking rather than a definitive answer. I say “I’m good with any ...