Mx.

Mx. (plural Mxes.)

1. US and Canada standard form of Mx (“gender-neutral title”).
   • 2018 May 30, Kate Dwyer, “From Transgender Activist to Runway Model”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Mx. Schafer, who prefers that nongendered courtesy title, is an artist, designer and model who has appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue and in runway shows for Mansur Gavriel, Versus Versace and Helmut Lang. […] Mx. Schafer was assigned male at birth, but always found herself searching for and expressing femininity through art and fashion.

   • 2021 May 4, Taylor Lorenz, “Mr. Beast, YouTube Star, Wants to Take Over the Business World”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     “He takes a lot of inspiration directly from Elon Musk for better or for worse,” Mx. Morey said.

   • 2022, Lizzie Post, Daniel Post Senning, “Greetings & Introductions”, in Emily Post’s Etiquette, centennial/20th edition, New York, N.Y.: Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 45:

     [TITLE] Mx. [PLURAL] Mxes. / Pronounced “mixes” [WHO USES IT] Nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people [IN WRITING] Mx. Riley Smith / Mx. Smith / The Mxes. Smith (relatives, or a married couple) / The Mxes. Smith, Laughlin, and Freedman (relatives or a group of individuals) / Mx. Riley Smith and Mx. Kai Laughlin (individuals or a couple) [IN CONVERSATION] “This is Mx. Riley Smith, they handle our design work.” / “The Mxes. Smith and Jones from the architecture firm Redefine Design are attending the wedding.” [NOTES] Mx. can also be used when you don’t want your gender known.

   • 2022 July 29, Dodai Stewart, “The Fight to Save New York’s Extravagantly ’80s Subway Entrance”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN:

     “They’re like, we want to make it like a place where people want to meet up. But why wouldn’t people want to meet up in a gigantic ice-cream parlor?” questioned Mx. Herzog, who prefers to use a gender-neutral honorific.

   • 2024 April 28, Jen Silverman, “Art Isn’t Supposed to Make You Comfortable”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN:

     Mx. Silverman is a playwright and the author, most recently, of the novel “There’s Going to Be Trouble.”

   • 2025 May 16, Lena Abram, “Hera”, in Sugar & Dragon. Sweet Steamy Romance Act II: Seduction, ASIN B0F8964HHR:

     “You took it out of my mouth, Mxes. Ainone.” / “Really?” the phantom wondered. “We don’t remember taking anything out of your mouth.” / “That was a metaphor.”

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