Merriam-webster Adds Non-binary Pronoun ‘they’ To Dictionary

Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post U.S.
Tue, 09/17/2019 - 4:13pm

"They" now has a fourth definition in the dictionary — "used to refer to a single person whose gender identity is nonbinary."

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