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Mx (/mɪks, məks/^[1]^[2]) is an English-language neologistic honorific that does not indicate gender. Created as an alternative to gendered honorifics (such as Mr. and Ms.) in the late 1970s, it is the most common gender-neutral title among non-binary people^[3] and people who do not wish to imply a gender in their titles.

Etymology

The word was first proposed in the late 1970s.^[4]^[5] The x is intended to stand as a wildcard character, and does not necessarily imply a "mixed" gender.^[6]

Usage

In 2013, Brighton and Hove City Council in Sussex, England, voted to allow the use of Mx on council forms,^[7] and in 2014 the Royal Bank of Scotland included the title as an option for customers.^[8] In 2015, recognition spread more broadly across UK institutions, including the Royal Mail, government agencies responsible for documents such as driving licences, most major banks, several other companies, and UK charity Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.^[9]

The title is now accepted by the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs, the National Health Service and many councils, universities, insurance companies and utility retailers in the United Kingdom.^{[citation needed]} The House of Commons of the United Kingdom confirmed in 2015 that it would accept the use of Mx by MPs.^[10]

In 2015, Mx was included in a New York Times article about Bluestockings.^[11] Its casual usage in the paper was picked up by popular news sites and blogs.^[12]^[13] The Times's standards editor Phil Corbett later responded to the usage of the title.^[14] Later the same year, Mx was included in the Oxford English Dictionary.^[15] In 2016, Metro Bank became the first bank in the United Kingdom to offer Mx on its forms (though other banks had amended records to Mx on request prior to this).^[16] In 2017, banks of the HSBC Group announced the addition of Mx alongside several other gender-neutral titles as options for their customers.^[17] HSBC's 30 March announcement coincided with the International Transgender Day of Visibility, celebrated the following day.^[18]

In December 2020, the Provincial Court of British Columbia, Canada issued guidance to lawyers and litigants about court introductions, calling for court participants, when introducing themselves, to state the pronouns and courtesy title that should be used for them. "Mx." was one of the titles that participants were invited to use.^[19]

In March 2021, Oscar Davies, a non-binary barrister from the United Kingdom, became the first person to use Mx (instead of Mr/Ms) on the board of their chambers.^[20]^[21]^[22]

Although Mx remains uncommon in the United States, in April 2016 it was added to the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.^[23]

Indian airlines Vistara and AirAsia India, both Tata Group companies, added Mx as a third option for passengers booking flights from June 2022.^[24]

Pronunciation

An informal study in 2023 found that 68% of 2,426 participants worldwide who use the title pronounced it /mɪks/, while 24% pronounced it /məks/.^[2] Mixter is sometimes treated as a long form of the title (like Mister is of Mr).^[7]^[25]

References

^ "Definition of Mx". Oxford English Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "The prevalence and pronunciation of the title Mx (2023)". GenderCensus.com. 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ "Gender Census 2021: Worldwide Report". Gender Census. 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ Henry, Robin (3 May 2015). "Now pick Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms . . . or Mx for no specific gender". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
^ Goldhill, Olivia (11 May 2015). "What's it like to be a Mx?". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
^ Titman, Nat (28 August 2014). "When was the Mx gender-inclusive title created?". PracticalAndrogyny.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Mx (Mixter) title adopted in Brighton for transgender people". BBC News. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^ Saner, Emine (17 November 2014). "RBS: The bank that likes to say Mx". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
^ Henry, Robin (3 May 2015). "Now pick Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms . . . or Mx for no specific gender". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ McCormick, Joseph Patrick (26 May 2015). "MPs given gender neutral option when entering House of Commons". Pink News. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
^ Curkin, Charles (29 November 2015). "At Bluestockings, a Manhattan Activist Center, Radical Is Sensible". New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ Smith, Sydney (3 December 2015). "What is Mx.? Gender-Neutral Pronoun used by NYTimes as Honorific". iMediaEthics. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (11 November 2015). "The New York Times Adds 'Mx.' to the Honorific Mix". Observer. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ Corbett, Phil (3 December 2015). "A 'Mx.'? Did The Times Adopt a New, Gender-Neutral Courtesy Title?". New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ Pai, Tanya (31 December 2015). "10 words that explain 2015". Vox. Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
^ Clark, Charles (3 November 2016). "A British bank has become the first in the world to offer a third gender option for 'non-binary' customers". Business Insider UK. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^ "HSBC adds new transgender titles including M and Misc". BBC News. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^ Brignall, Miles (30 March 2017). "HSBC offers choice of transgender titles for bank's customers". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "A change in how parties and lawyers should introduce themselves in court | Provincial Court of British Columbia". Provincial Court of British Columbia. 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023. In the new Notice, the Court is asking people to state their name, title (sometimes called "salutation"), and pronouns to be used in the proceeding, and for lawyers to provide this information for their clients. For example: "My name is Ms. Jane Lee, spelled L-E-E. I use she/her pronouns. I am the lawyer for Mx. Joe Carter who uses they/them pronouns". ("Mx." is pronounced like the word "mix" and is a gender-neutral title/salutation.)
^ McKinney, C. J. (8 March 2021). "Non-binary barrister listed as 'Mx' by chambers in legal milestone". Legal Cheek. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ Baski, Catherine (18 March 2021). "Non-binary barrister's title marks a legal first". The Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ "Non-binary barrister first to appear in chambers with 'Mx' title". Scottish Legal News. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ "A Gender-Neutral Honorific". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
^ "Vistara, AirAsia add gender-neutral flight booking options". The Hindu. 9 June 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Bahadur, Nina (11 April 2013). "Swedish gender-neutral pronoun, 'Hen', added to country's National Encyclopedia". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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+{{Globalize|article|United Kingdom|2name=the United Kingdom|date=February 2019}}
+'''''Mx''''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ɪ|k|s|,_|m|ə|k|s}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of Mx |website=Oxford English Dictionaries |url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928110508/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mx |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2016 |access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="GenderCensusPronunciation">{{cite web |title=The prevalence and pronunciation of the title Mx (2023) |website=GenderCensus.com |date=2023 |url=https://gendercensus.com/results/2023-mx/ |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref>) is an English-language [[neologism|neologistic]] [[honorific]] that does not indicate gender. Created as an alternative to gendered honorifics (such as ''[[Mr.]]'' and ''[[Ms.]]'') in the late 1970s, it is the most common [[gender-neutral title]] among [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]] people<ref>{{cite web |title=Gender Census 2021: Worldwide Report |url=https://gendercensus.com/results/2021-worldwide |website=Gender Census |access-date=30 January 2022 |date=1 April 2021 |archive-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222202738/https://gendercensus.com/results/2021-worldwide/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and people who do not wish to imply a gender in their titles.
 ==Etymology==
-The word was first proposed in the late 1970s, with "widespread" usage since 1985.<ref name="SundayTimesDict">{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article1551885.ece|title=Now pick Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms . . . or Mx for no specific gender|date=3 May 2015|publisher=The Sunday Times|accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11597192/Whats-it-like-to-be-a-Mx.html |title= What’s it like to be a Mx? |author= Olivia Goldhill |work= The Telegraph |date= 11 May 2015 |accessdate= 1 January 2016}}</ref> The "x" is intended to stand as a [[wildcard character]], and does not imply a "mixed" gender.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://practicalandrogyny.com/2014/08/28/when-was-the-mx-gender-inclusive-title-created/ |title= When was the Mx gender-inclusive title created? |author= Nat Titman |work= Practical Androgyny |date= 28 August 2014 |accessdate= 4 April 2016}}</ref>
+The word was first proposed in the late 1970s.<ref name="SundayTimesDict">{{cite news |title=Now pick Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms .&nbsp;.&nbsp;. or Mx for no specific gender |last1=Henry |first1=Robin |date=3 May 2015 |work=The Sunday Times |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article1551885.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519135004/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article1551885.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 May 2015 |access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=What's it like to be a Mx? |first=Olivia |last=Goldhill |work=The Telegraph |date=11 May 2015 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11597192/Whats-it-like-to-be-a-Mx.html |access-date=1 January 2016 |archive-date=12 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512185007/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11597192/Whats-it-like-to-be-a-Mx.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''x'' is intended to stand as a [[wildcard character]], and does not necessarily imply a "mixed" gender.<ref>{{cite news |title=When was the Mx gender-inclusive title created? |author=Titman, Nat |website=PracticalAndrogyny.com |url=http://practicalandrogyny.com/2014/08/28/when-was-the-mx-gender-inclusive-title-created/ |date=28 August 2014 |access-date=4 April 2016 |archive-date=31 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331050705/http://practicalandrogyny.com/2014/08/28/when-was-the-mx-gender-inclusive-title-created/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Usage==
+In 2013, [[Brighton and Hove City Council]] in [[Sussex]], England, voted to allow the use of ''Mx'' on council forms,<ref name="Mixter 2013">{{cite web |title=Mx (Mixter) title adopted in Brighton for transgender people |date=10 May 2013 |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-22465531 |access-date=13 February 2014 |archive-date=25 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825200507/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-22465531 |url-status=live }}</ref> and in 2014 the [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] included the title as an option for customers.<ref>{{cite news |title=RBS: The bank that likes to say Mx |work=The Guardian |date=17 November 2014 |first=Emine |last=Saner |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/nov/17/rbs-bank-that-likes-to-say-mx |access-date=26 January 2015 |archive-date=19 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519233802/https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/nov/17/rbs-bank-that-likes-to-say-mx |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, recognition spread more broadly across UK institutions, including the [[Royal Mail]], government agencies responsible for documents such as [[Driving licence in the United Kingdom|driving licences]], most [[List of banks in the United Kingdom|major banks]], several other companies, and UK charity [[Battersea Dogs & Cats Home]].<ref name="SundayTimesMX">{{cite news |last1=Henry |first1=Robin |date=3 May 2015 |title=Now pick Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms .&nbsp;.&nbsp;. or Mx for no specific gender |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/now-pick-mr-mrs-miss-ms-or-mx-for-no-specific-gender-t2rb5bh62rs |work=The Sunday Times |access-date=30 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=8 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708200006/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/now-pick-mr-mrs-miss-ms-or-mx-for-no-specific-gender-t2rb5bh62rs |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In 2013 [[Brighton and Hove City Council]] in [[Sussex]], England, voted to allow the use of Mx on council forms,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-22465531|title=Mx (Mixter) title adopted in Brighton for transgender people|date=10 May 2013|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=13 February 2014}}</ref> and in 2014 the [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] included the title as an option.<ref>{{cite news |url=
-https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/nov/17/rbs-bank-that-likes-to-say-mx |title= RBS: the bank that likes to say Mx |work= The Guardian |date= 17 November 2014 |first= Emine |last= Saner |accessdate= 26 January 2015}}</ref> In 2015, recognition spread more broadly across UK institutions, including the [[Royal Mail]], government agencies responsible for documents such as [[British passport|passport]]s and [[Driving licence in the United Kingdom|driving licences]], most [[List of banks in the United Kingdom|major banks]], several other companies, and UK charity [[Battersea Dogs & Cats Home]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3066043/A-new-title-transgender-people-join-Mr-Mrs-Miss-used-driving-licences-bank-details-government-departments.html |title=Mr, Mrs, Miss... and Mx: Transgender people will be able to use new title on official documents |date=4 May 2015 |publisher=Daily Mail |accessdate=5 May 2015}}</ref>
-The title is now accepted by the [[Department for Work and Pensions]], [[HM Revenue and Customs]], the [[National Health Service]] and many councils, universities, insurance companies and utility retailers in the [[United Kingdom]]. The [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] confirmed in 2015 that it would accept the use of Mx by MPs.<ref name="PinkNewsMPs">{{cite news|last1=McCormick|first1=Joseph Patrick|title=MPs given gender neutral option when entering House of Commons|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/26/mps-given-gender-neutral-option-when-entering-house-of-commons/|accessdate=4 April 2016|work=Pink News|date=26 May 2015}}</ref> In 2017, [[HSBC]] banks announced the addition of Mx alongside several other gender-neutral titles as options for their customers. The March 30 announcement coincided with the [[International Transgender Day of Visibility]], celebrated the following day.<ref name="guardian-30mar2017">{{cite news|last1=Brignall|first1=Miles|title=HSBC offers choice of transgender titles for bank's customers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/30/hsbc-offers-choice-of-transgender-titles-for-banks-customers|accessdate=10 April 2017|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=30 March 2017}}</ref>
+The title is now accepted by the [[Department for Work and Pensions]], [[HM Revenue and Customs]], the [[National Health Service]] and many councils, universities, insurance companies and utility retailers in the United Kingdom.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} The [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] confirmed in 2015 that it would accept the use of ''Mx'' by MPs.<ref name="PinkNewsMPs">{{cite news |last1=McCormick |first1=Joseph Patrick |date=26 May 2015 |title=MPs given gender neutral option when entering House of Commons |website=Pink News |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/26/mps-given-gender-neutral-option-when-entering-house-of-commons/ |access-date=4 April 2016 |archive-date=25 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325225959/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/26/mps-given-gender-neutral-option-when-entering-house-of-commons/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In 2015, ''Mx'' was included in a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' article about [[Bluestockings (bookstore)|Bluestockings]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/nyregion/at-bluestockings-a-manhattan-bookshop-and-activist-center-radical-is-sensible.html |title=At Bluestockings, a Manhattan Activist Center, Radical Is Sensible |date=29 November 2015 |website=New York Times |access-date=1 July 2021 |first=Charles |last=Curkin |archive-date=7 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707112932/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/nyregion/at-bluestockings-a-manhattan-bookshop-and-activist-center-radical-is-sensible.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Its casual usage in the paper was picked up by popular news sites and blogs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.imediaethics.org/gender-neutral-mx-used-by-nytimes-as-honorific/|title=What is Mx.? Gender-Neutral Pronoun used by NYTimes as Honorific|date=3 December 2015|access-date=25 November 2022|website=iMediaEthics|first=Sydney|last=Smith|archive-date=26 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126014407/https://www.imediaethics.org/gender-neutral-mx-used-by-nytimes-as-honorific/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://observer.com/2015/11/the-new-york-times-adds-mx-to-the-honorific-mix/|title=The New York Times Adds 'Mx.' to the Honorific Mix|date=11 November 2015|access-date=25 November 2022|website=Observer|first=Kara|last=Bloomgarden-Smoke|archive-date=26 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126014405/https://observer.com/2015/11/the-new-york-times-adds-mx-to-the-honorific-mix/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Times''{{'s}} standards editor Phil Corbett later responded to the usage of the title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/insider/mx-did-the-times-adopt-a-new-transgender-courtesy-title.html |title=A 'Mx.'? Did The Times Adopt a New, Gender-Neutral Courtesy Title? |date=3 December 2015 |access-date=1 July 2021 |website=New York Times |first=Phil |last=Corbett |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709215411/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/insider/mx-did-the-times-adopt-a-new-transgender-courtesy-title.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Later the same year, ''Mx'' was included in the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/12/31/10695218/2015-year-in-words |title=10 words that explain 2015 |date=31 December 2015 |access-date=1 January 2016 |website=Vox |first=Tanya |last=Pai |archive-date=2 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102004305/http://www.vox.com/2015/12/31/10695218/2015-year-in-words |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, [[Metro Bank (United Kingdom)|Metro Bank]] became the first bank in the United Kingdom to offer ''Mx'' on its forms (though other banks had amended records to Mx on request prior to this).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Charles |date=3 November 2016 |title=A British bank has become the first in the world to offer a third gender option for 'non-binary' customers |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/metro-bank-is-the-first-to-offer-a-third-gender-option-for-customers-2016-11 |website=Business Insider UK |access-date=4 June 2017}}</ref> In 2017, banks of the [[HSBC|HSBC Group]] announced the addition of ''Mx'' alongside several other gender-neutral titles as options for their customers.<ref>{{cite news |title=HSBC adds new transgender titles including M and Misc |date=30 March 2017 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39444432 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=4 June 2017 |archive-date=11 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511015948/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39444432 |url-status=live }}</ref> HSBC's 30&nbsp;March announcement coincided with the [[International Transgender Day of Visibility]], celebrated the following day.<ref name="guardian-30mar2017">{{cite news|last1=Brignall|first1=Miles|date=30 March 2017|title=HSBC offers choice of transgender titles for bank's customers|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/30/hsbc-offers-choice-of-transgender-titles-for-banks-customers|access-date=10 April 2017|archive-date=10 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410122204/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/30/hsbc-offers-choice-of-transgender-titles-for-banks-customers|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In 2015, Mx was included in the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.vox.com/2015/12/31/10695218/2015-year-in-words |title= 10 words that explain 2015 |date= 31 December 2015 |accessdate= 1 January 2016 |work= Vox |author=Tanya Pai}}</ref> and in April 2016 it was added to Merriam-Webster Unabridged.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/mx-gender-neutral-title |title= A Gender-Neutral Honorific |accessdate= 23 August 2016 |work=Merriam-Webster}}</ref> In 2016, [[Metro Bank (United Kingdom)|Metro Bank]] became the first bank to offer Mx on its forms (though other banks had amended records to Mx on request prior to this),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clark|first1=Charles|title=A British bank has become the first in the world to offer a third gender option for 'non-binary' customers|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/metro-bank-is-the-first-to-offer-a-third-gender-option-for-customers-2016-11|website=Business Insider UK|accessdate=4 June 2017}}</ref> and [[HSBC]] adopted the title in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=HSBC adds new transgender titles including M and Misc|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39444432|website=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=4 June 2017}}</ref>
+In December 2020, the [[Provincial Court of British Columbia]], [[Canada]] issued guidance to lawyers and litigants about court introductions, calling for court participants, when introducing themselves, to state the [[preferred gender pronoun|pronouns]] and courtesy title that should be used for them. "Mx." was one of the titles that participants were invited to use.<ref>{{cite web |title=A change in how parties and lawyers should introduce themselves in court {{!}} Provincial Court of British Columbia |url=https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-16-12-2020 |website=Provincial Court of British Columbia |access-date=23 May 2023 |date=16 December 2020 |quote=In the new Notice, the Court is asking people to state their name, title (sometimes called “salutation”), and pronouns to be used in the proceeding, and for lawyers to provide this information for their clients. For example:  “My name is Ms. Jane Lee, spelled L-E-E. I use she/her pronouns. I am the lawyer for Mx. Joe Carter who uses they/them pronouns”.  (“Mx.” is pronounced like the word “mix” and is a gender-neutral title/salutation.) |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121230346/https://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/enews/enews-16-12-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Mx remains uncommon in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Gender-Neutral Honorific: Mx: Words We're Watching|publisher= Merriam-Webster|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/mx-gender-neutral-title |date=September 2017}}</ref>
+In March 2021, Oscar Davies, a [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]] [[barrister]] from the [[United Kingdom]], became the first person to use ''Mx'' (instead of ''Mr''/''Ms'') on the board of their [[barristers' chambers|chambers]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKinney |first1=C. J. |title=Non-binary barrister listed as 'Mx' by chambers in legal milestone |url=https://www.legalcheek.com/2021/03/non-binary-barrister-listed-as-mx-by-chambers-in-legal-milestone/ |access-date=20 May 2021 |work=[[Legal Cheek]] |date=8 March 2021 |archive-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520151908/https://www.legalcheek.com/2021/03/non-binary-barrister-listed-as-mx-by-chambers-in-legal-milestone/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Baski |first1=Catherine |title=Non-binary barrister's title marks a legal first |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/non-binary-barristers-title-marks-a-legal-first-bf8zpc9h5 |access-date=20 May 2021 |work=[[The Times]] |date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520151906/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/non-binary-barristers-title-marks-a-legal-first-bf8zpc9h5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Non-binary barrister first to appear in chambers with 'Mx' title |url=https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/non-binary-barrister-first-to-appear-in-chambers-with-mx-title |access-date=20 May 2021 |work=[[Scottish Legal News]] |date=19 March 2021 |archive-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520151907/https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/non-binary-barrister-first-to-appear-in-chambers-with-mx-title |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Although ''Mx'' remains uncommon in the United States, in April 2016 it was added to the ''Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/mx-gender-neutral-title |title=A Gender-Neutral Honorific |website=Merriam-Webster |access-date=23 August 2016 |archive-date=25 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825204642/http://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/mx-gender-neutral-title |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Indian airlines [[Vistara]] and [[AirAsia India]], both [[Tata Group]] companies, added ''Mx'' as a third option for passengers booking flights from June 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 June 2022 |title=Vistara, AirAsia add gender-neutral flight booking options |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/vistara-airasia-add-gender-neutral-flight-booking-options/article65507208.ece |access-date=28 June 2022 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628022727/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/vistara-airasia-add-gender-neutral-flight-booking-options/article65507208.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
+== Pronunciation ==
+An informal study in 2023 found that 68% of 2,426 participants worldwide who use the title pronounced it {{IPAc-en|m|ɪ|k|s}}, while 24% pronounced it {{IPAc-en|m|ə|k|s}}.<ref name="GenderCensusPronunciation" /> ''Mixter'' is sometimes treated as a long form of the title (like ''Mister'' is of ''Mr'').<ref name="Mixter 2013"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Nina |last=Bahadur |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/swedish-gender-neutral-pronoun-hen-national-encyclopedia_n_3063293 |title=Swedish gender-neutral pronoun, 'Hen', added to country's National Encyclopedia |date=11 April 2013 |website=[[Huffington Post]] |access-date=1 April 2021 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509121050/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/swedish-gender-neutral-pronoun-hen-national-encyclopedia_n_3063293 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==See also==
+* {{section link|Accidental gap|Semantic gaps}}
-*[[Gender neutrality in English]]
+* [[Gender neutrality in English]]
-*[[Latinx]]
+* [[Include Mx]]
+* [[Latinx]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist|30em}}
+{{reflist}}
+== Further reading ==
+* {{cite book |last1=Rivas |first1=Lourdes |author2=[x] |display-authors=1 |title=They Call Me Mix / Me Llaman Maestre |place=Oakland |publisher=Lourdes Rivas |year=2018 |isbn=978-0692148839}}
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-[[Category:Honorifics]]
+[[Category:1970s neologisms]]
-[[Category:Genderqueer]]
-[[Category:Words coined in the 1970s]]
-[[Category:LGBT rights in the United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:Gender-neutral language]]
+[[Category:Honorifics]]
+[[Category:LGBTQ rights in the United Kingdom]]
+[[Category:Non-binary gender]]

v t e English social honorific titles
Feminine	Gentlewoman Goodwife Mrs Miss Ms Mistress Madam Noblewoman Dame Lady
Masculine	Gentleman Goodman Mr Esquire Master Sir Sire Lord
Neutral	Mx Dr