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07-13-2017, 11:48 PM
London Tube ditches 'ladies and gentlemen' greetings in the name of gender inclusion
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"Ladies and gentlemen…"
If you frequent public transit, you're probably used to hearing this booming, gendered greeting over loudspeakers. But London Tube travelers are starting to hear a new greeting that hopes to welcome transgender, **nbinary, and gender-**nconforming commuters.
SEE ALSO: 10 trans and gender-**nconforming youth activists of color changing the world (http://mashable.com/2017/06/30/lgbtq-trans-youth-activists-of-color/)
The familiar phrase "ladies and gentlemen" is being ******* from an**uncements on the London's Underground's service in favor of a more gender-inclusive greeting.
Tube staff will **w use greetings like, "Good morning, everyone," to preface an**uncements. All pre-recorded an**uncements will also be updated to feature gender-inclusive language.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/13/london-tube-gender-an**ucements/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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"Ladies and gentlemen…"
If you frequent public transit, you're probably used to hearing this booming, gendered greeting over loudspeakers. But London Tube travelers are starting to hear a new greeting that hopes to welcome transgender, **nbinary, and gender-**nconforming commuters.
SEE ALSO: 10 trans and gender-**nconforming youth activists of color changing the world (http://mashable.com/2017/06/30/lgbtq-trans-youth-activists-of-color/)
The familiar phrase "ladies and gentlemen" is being ******* from an**uncements on the London's Underground's service in favor of a more gender-inclusive greeting.
Tube staff will **w use greetings like, "Good morning, everyone," to preface an**uncements. All pre-recorded an**uncements will also be updated to feature gender-inclusive language.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/13/london-tube-gender-an**ucements/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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