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Originally posted by NordlysThanks for the lesson in in "letters". Now can you explain the meaning of the acronym XE😛
"He/she" or "(s)he" is used when you don't know the sex of someone. There are several pronouns for intersexed people; I use "xe" because that's what the only intersexed person I know uses. "He/she" doesn't include intersexed people, so "he/she/xe" would be more inclusive.
Still clear as mud?
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Originally posted by NordlysI'm familiar with the pronouns he and she but not xe so I looked it up in my dictionary and it appears that your explanation is without merit.Unless of course this is a new word that has entered the English lexicon and my dictionary is out of date.
It's not an acronym, as far as I know. It's an intersexed pronoun.
Originally posted by Great Big SteesAs I said, there are several pronouns used for intersexed people, "xe" is just one of them, and it's not used widely. None of them is "official", so you won't find them in a dictionary.
I'm familiar with the pronouns he and she but not xe so I looked it up in my dictionary and it appears that your explanation is without merit.Unless of course this is a new word that has entered the English lexicon and my dictionary is out of date.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xe_%28pronoun%29
They describe it as "gender-neutral", which is one possible use of it. In the mailing list in which I got to know the term, it's used both to refer to an intersexed person, and to refer to a person of unknown sex, or whose sex you don't want to reveal.
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Originally posted by NordlysA plausible explanation I guess but don't you think that maybe xy or yx might have been a better alternative?
As I said, there are several pronouns used for intersexed people, "xe" is just one of them, and it's not used widely. None of them is "official", so you won't find them in a dictionary.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xe_%28pronoun%29
They describe it as "gender-neutral", which is one possible use of it. In the mailing list in which I got to know the ...[text shortened]... erson, and to refer to a person of unknown sex, or whose sex you don't want to reveal.
Originally posted by NordlysNo, it looks to me as you were talking about how to refer to intersexed people in text (or how to refer to people in a gender-unspecific sense). I would be more interested in learning about intersexed people. What does it mean to be intersexed? Perhaps I am the only one here who doesn't know?
We were talking about sex. We were talking about how to refer to an intersexed person, or how to refer to a person whose sex you don't know.
Anyway, I googled and found at least three interesting links which may be readworthy to someone else as well. I thought intersexed was something like transsexual or transgendered, but how wrong I was. 🙂
http://www.isna.org/faq/what_is_intersex
http://www.itpeople.org/home.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex
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Originally posted by stockenHere's the homepage of Jim Sinclair, the intersexed person I mentioned earlier: http://web.syr.edu/~jisincla/
No, it looks to me as you were talking about how to refer to intersexed people in text (or how to refer to people in a gender-unspecific sense). I would be more interested in learning about intersexed people. What does it mean to be intersexed? Perhaps I am the only one here who doesn't know?
Anyway, I googled and found at least three interesting links wh ...[text shortened]... g/faq/what_is_intersex
http://www.itpeople.org/home.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex
Scroll down for xyr stuff about intersexuality. But the rest of the page is worth reading, too.
Originally posted by stockenYes indeed I also thought that, I haven't looked at the links you left, but from your reaction, I guess intersexed means someone between the 2 genders? or perhaps having attributes of both genders? whereas a transexual could be correctly called a he or she because they are that gender (no offence meant to anyone I'm just getting my head aropund it).
No, it looks to me as you were talking about how to refer to intersexed people in text (or how to refer to people in a gender-unspecific sense). I would be more interested in learning about intersexed people. What does it mean to be intersexed? Perhaps I am the only one here who doesn't know?
Anyway, I googled and found at least three interesting links wh ...[text shortened]... g/faq/what_is_intersex
http://www.itpeople.org/home.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex
Originally posted by stevetoddFrom Jim's page: "The term 'intersexed' refers to atypical differentiation of the sexual organs. It describes an anatomic condition that a person is born with. It does not refer to any form of sexual behavior or personal lifestyle."
Yes indeed I also thought that, I haven't looked at the links you left, but from your reaction, I guess intersexed means someone between the 2 genders? or perhaps having attributes of both genders? whereas a transexual could be correctly called a he or she because they are that gender (no offence meant to anyone I'm just getting my head aropund it).