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Ventura High School English teacher Elizabeth Mainz said, "There's all kinds of words and phrases that we gender as a society that we don't always cognitively think of." Photo by: Alejandro Hernandez

Opinion: It’s time to de-gender the English language

Alejandro Hernandez February 24, 2022

Gender-neutral terms must come first Gender. According to the Merriam-Webster definition, gender is, “the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex.” It has a...

Transgender students, senior Alexander Crimes (left) and juniors Max Bolle (center) and Noah Tallent (right) use their clothing and mannerisms to express their gender identity.
Photo by: Miles Bennett

Stuck in the wrong body but staying strong

Miles Bennett March 2, 2019

“My breasts feel like cancerous tumors and my voice feels like the result of some horrible accident. I don't feel like I grew up with these things, and I feel like the ‘feminine’ things about me...

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