Ep. 6 - 'Singular They': Busting open the binary

Update: 2018-10-23

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Pippa and Karina journey from the fifteenth century to the present day, tracing the course of a small word with an outsized impact. As singular "they" gains ground as the gender-neutral pronoun of choice for nonbinary folks, are publications and the public following suit?

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Ep. 6 - 'Singular They': Busting open the binary

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Ep. 6 - 'Singular They': Busting open the binary