New Chinese gender-neutral pronoun 'X也' joins Unicode: A win for non-binary visibility

A new gender-neutral pronoun, 'X也' (ta), is set to revolutionize Chinese language use. Approved by Unicode in September 2025, ...
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A new gender? China takes the lead with a term in its non-binary language

What makes this moment particularly striking is that Chinese did not originally have gendered pronouns at all. The character ...

Soon you may be able to type a new Chinese character: the gender-neutral pronoun

Chinese pronouns are largely split between female and male – prompting LGBTQ activists to invent their own gender-neutral pronoun. That movement just took a big step forward.
Open Heart

Sex differences in the association of social determinants of health and adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation

Background Despite anticoagulation, patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) experience persistent elevated cardiovascular risk ...

Here's What 30 "Harry Potter" Actors Have Said About J.K. Rowling And Her Anti-Trans Views

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Tom Felton and more have all spoken about J.K. Rowling's anti-trans views, with differing ...
BMJ Global Health

Transitions in women’s experience of physical domestic violence during 2001–2020 and related risk and protective factors: the MINIMat longitudinal cohort study in rur…

Introduction Repeated exposure to domestic violence (DV) is common among women; however, little is known about how women’s ...
RMD Open

Global social media use among rheumatology professionals: the EULAR SoMeR Study Group survey

Background/purpose Social media (SM) has become an indispensable tool in healthcare, providing platforms for networking and ...
The Tab

Cambridge University’s controversial society for women ‘reluctantly’ approved by SU

The Cambridge University Society of Women (CUSW), which prides itself on “encouraging women to speak freely since 2025”, was ...