Interesting Facts

A new gender honorific 'Mx' is now an officially recognised title in the UK. (Mx, which is used by transgender people or other individuals who do not wish to identify with a particular gender is joining  'Mr, Mrs, Miss and Ms' on driving licences and other official documents in the UK, and is now accepted by Royal Mail, high street banks, government departments and some universities.  It is also under consideration for inclusion in the next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.)

Brighton and Hove City Councils plan to introduce the title ‘Mx’ on their forms. (Mx will be used as a gender neutral title for transsexuals. The x acts as a wild card, taking the usual title format of Mr and Ms and putting in an x to remove the gender in the title.  I don't see why it should only be used for transsexuals though, it seems thoroughly sensible to me. I can't wait!  Hello my name is Mx Hand.)