Category: Legal Writing and Analysis

EIGHT!

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WOWZA! Flattered.

I have eight offers to publish my paper:

Title IX’s Substantive Equity Mandate for Transgender Persons in American Law Schools: A Call for Disaggregated SOGI Data

Must make a placement decision by the end of the weekend…

Gender Netural Pronouns

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This week, Meriam Webster Dictionary announced that the pronoun “they” may be used in the singular. The purpose is to offer a gender-neutral pronoun. The debate among legal scholars has been robust.


These are examples of how sentences can be re-written to avoid a gender pronoun.
“New” is relative. These pronouns have actually been in use for many years, but recent, heightened awareness of gender respect has brought them to the limelight.
I am often surprised at the lack of awareness among young adults, regarding gender issues.

Here are the slides that I use in class to discuss gender-neutrality.

Gender Pronouns JAJONES