What word can I use instead of Latinx?

Latine
Words used for similar purposes include Latin@ and Latine. Related gender-neutral neologisms include Chicanx and Xicanx.

What is the gender-neutral version of Amigo?

They’re changing the way they speak and write, replacing the masculine O, the feminine A with a gender-neutral E. So, for example, amigos becomes amiges (ph).

Is Latinx an English word?

The most common way to pronounce Latinx is the same way you would Spanish-derived Latina or Latino but pronouncing the “x” as the name of the English letter X. ‘Latinx’ is a gender-neutral word for people of Latin American descent.

How do you say Latinx?

The most common way to pronounce Latinx is the same way you would Spanish-derived Latina or Latino but pronouncing the “x” as the name of the English letter X. So you get something like \luh-TEE-neks\. ‘Latinx’ is a gender-neutral word for people of Latin American descent.

Is ‘Latina’ a gender-neutral term?

The term replaces the “o” in “Latino” or the “a” in “Latina” with an “x” to make it gender-neutral. But in doing so, its critics say, English speakers are imposing a term on the Hispanic and Latino population that doesn’t make sense for them.

Is ‘Latinx’ the last word for Latinos?

The scholars who spoke to NBC News said that people have a right to identify themselves however they wish, but that things get complex when institutions, such as the media, the government or universities, privilege one set of identity terms over another. Everyone agrees, though, that Latinx will not be the last word coined by Latinos.

What is Latinx and why is it so important?

The term Latinx is mainly to get people to question their use of language, and hence their thinking, of the validity of the gender binary, which many would argue is completely learned behavior (don’t confuse gender with biological sex; they are different)

Do you use the term ‘Latinx’ to Describe Yourself?

But among the people “Latinx” is intended to describe, few have heard of the term — let alone use it. In a new survey, researchers found that only about one in four adults in the US who identify as Hispanic or Latino have heard the term “Latinx,” while just 3\% say they use it to describe themselves.