TY  - EJOUR
T1  - How and why we gender
T2  - Copernico. Geschichte und kulturelles Erbe im östlichen Europa
PY  - 2021/09/19
UR  - https://www.copernico.eu/en/link/6147a46d250229.01725515
DA  - 2026/09/12
PB  - Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung - Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
LA  - en
AB  - The debate about gender asterisks, underscores and colons is not dying down. It has been heating up people's minds again and again for years, especially in the social media. Those who strive for a gender-sensitive way of writing and/or speaking are not infrequently insulted as linguistic mischief-makers. Those who stick to the generic masculine often have to put up with being called die-hards. Our author explains the Copernico team's decision.
KW  - Gender Studies
KW  - Gender sensitivity
KW  - Minority rights
KW  - Transgender
KW  - Transsexuality
KW  - Gender-inclusive language
L1  - https://www.copernico.eu/en/doi/6147a46d250229.01725515
ER  -