One day in March of 2021, my son, who had just turned 16, came home urgently. At the time, I was living in Washington D.C., while he was in New Hampshire at a boarding school which he had joined ...

For many years as a law professor, I took pains to refer to individuals as "he or she" to maintain inclusivity in the classroom. More recently, I have begun using "they" for all persons in my ...

I’ll take outraged fans for $1,000. Several “Jeopardy!” viewers are up in arms after the game show included a gender-related question during Monday’s “Tournament of Champions” quarterfinal. The ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. Philosophers of language spend a lot of time debating the ins and outs of the semantics of names. I am a linguist ...

Using the right pronouns is a way of showing respect and acknowledging someone's identity. Here are some of the most common pronouns and how to use them. Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, ...

NEW YORK — On college campuses and in workplaces, across social media and in deference to nonbinary people, gender-neutral pronouns are more than just a new wave of political correctness. They’re the ...