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Gender-neutral title now an option at SA university


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South Africa's prestigious Wits University has given students the option to change the gender prefix - such as Mr, Ms and Mrs - listed on their communication with faculty staff. The university wanted to create a more inclusive environment for students who are transgender‚ non-binary or gender non-conforming.

The gender-neutral title "Mx" is among the titles students can now use.

"Now they can specify the title they would like to have," says a spokesperson at the university's Transformation and Employment Equity Office, adding:

Addressing somebody by a particular name or title are intrinsically affirming for people who are transgender or gender non-conforming or gender queer. It makes you part of the university culture if you feel you are visibly appreciated and respected."

While students will now be able to opt-out of using traditional titles like Mr, Miss and Mrs - the title used on their graduation certificates would still have to match the gender listed on their legal documentation, which for many is the gender they were assigned at birth.

South Africa's Gender and Quality Commission has called the change at Wits University "very progressive", according to news site Eyewitness News, adding they "hope this can be taken forward" nationwide.

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