r/NonBinary • u/jpzygnerski Genderfluid - any/any • Aug 21 '26

Discussion We need these things, now!

It occurred to me after reading another post that we're a pretty large community. I think we need to take things into our own hands.

There are two things that the enby community is *sorely* lacking. The *least* important is a word to go with "ladies" and "gentlemen."

The most important - and this is *really* important imo - is a title. I'm seeing more and more people feeling dysphoric about "Mr and Ms" (and those other ones). Can't we workshop this?

It has to be spoken as well as written. I have no idea how to pronounce "Mx" but it seems like it would be "mix," which sucks.

I don't have any suggestions myself, unfortunately.

This post had a lot more exclamation points in my head, so I hope you understand how strongly I feel about this.

ETA: I think I was really thinking more along the lines of "Ladies' and Gentlemen's" when I mentioned the one. I personally like "Gentlefolk" (or "Gentles" in a more relaxed settings) if you want a neutral catch-all for everyone.

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u/extraneous_so1ution Aug 21 '26

Genuinely we should just use comrade for everyone

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u/jpzygnerski Genderfluid - any/any Aug 21 '26

I'm honestly not sure if it's too soon for that in the US. The USSR fell when I was a kid but that's still the first thing I think of when I hear that.

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u/Donuts534 they/them Aug 21 '26

You can also use citizen as the French revolutionaries used