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08-17-2016, 06:54 PM
This city council is changing its paperwork to make it more inclusive to all gender identities
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LONDON — A UK city council has made one simple change to its forms and one significant leap in the direction of gender inclusivity.*
The Oxford City Council is adding the gender inclusive option Mx to all its official forms alongside Miss, Ms, Mrs and Mr.*
SEE ALSO: Tinder will soon make its gender options more trans-inclusive (http://mashable.com/2016/06/02/tinder-transgender-update/)
The decision, made following a recommendation by the council's executive board, forms part of the council's "ongoing work to be as inclusive as possible", according to (http://mycouncil.oxford.gov.uk/documents/s30954/Appendix%201%20-%20Equality%20and%20Diversity%20report%20FINAL%20f or%20CEB.pdf) a council report.*
“The council’s workforce has been changing to look more like the diverse communities that it serves. Good policies have helped to bring this about and tackle discrimination but further improvements are possible," said Councillor Tom Hayes, the vice-chair of the group's Scrutiny Committee, said in a statement.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/gender-neutral-council/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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LONDON — A UK city council has made one simple change to its forms and one significant leap in the direction of gender inclusivity.*
The Oxford City Council is adding the gender inclusive option Mx to all its official forms alongside Miss, Ms, Mrs and Mr.*
SEE ALSO: Tinder will soon make its gender options more trans-inclusive (http://mashable.com/2016/06/02/tinder-transgender-update/)
The decision, made following a recommendation by the council's executive board, forms part of the council's "ongoing work to be as inclusive as possible", according to (http://mycouncil.oxford.gov.uk/documents/s30954/Appendix%201%20-%20Equality%20and%20Diversity%20report%20FINAL%20f or%20CEB.pdf) a council report.*
“The council’s workforce has been changing to look more like the diverse communities that it serves. Good policies have helped to bring this about and tackle discrimination but further improvements are possible," said Councillor Tom Hayes, the vice-chair of the group's Scrutiny Committee, said in a statement.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/gender-neutral-council/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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