FARGO - Grammar can make many of us feel tense. (Pun intended.) But in the last couple of years, the anxiety over grammar is fueled not by where to put an Oxford comma or two but at the very heart of ...

In May 2021, I sit on the couch, filling out registration forms for my children’s new school. After writing their names, birthdates and addresses, the school wants to know each child’s gender and ...

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 ...

What does it mean when someone wants to use “any pronouns” or “all pronouns”? To answer those questions, we need to understand what pronouns are — and why they matter to people. Over the past decade, ...

Demi Lovato recently updated their pronouns to include "she" and "her" again – something experts say isn't all that uncommon. The Grammy-nominated musician came out as nonbinary in May 2021, ...

When people ask for my pronouns these days, I usually give them a ranking rather than a definitive answer. I say “I’m good with any pronouns but they/them is my favorite and she/her is okay.” I’m not ...