Merriam-Webster adds "genderqueer" to dictionary

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I’m a bit queer when it comes to identities based on star signs, nationalities, generations and blood types too. Why is this all so complicated‽

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There’s a genderqueer trans activist in Australia who, after being rejected by their family, legally changed their name to just “Stevie”.

Then a right-wing NSW politician publicly dismissed a campaign that Stevie was working for on the grounds of “why should I listen to someone who doesn’t even have a last name?”.

So Stevie changed names again, to Stevie Clayton. It’s the surname you have when you’re not having a surname.

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Because Teller is interesting and really knows his stuff when it comes to magic and the history of Magic.

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But when your accent makes it abundantly clear that there is no way you could possibly be from the South, then it’s OK to use “y’all”. Which is helpful, because English needs to go back to distinguishing between second person singular and plural.

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Practically a verbatim line from Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “I Am a Town”!

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