selfdefined/11ty/definitions/latinx.md

---
title: Latinx
slug: latinx
defined: true
reading:
    - text: "Remezcla: Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Latinx: A Brief History of How These Words Originated"
      href: https://remezcla.com/features/culture/latino-vs-hispanic-vs-latinx-how-these-words-originated/
    - text: "Latino, Latinx, Latine. The grammatical gender neutral in Spanish"
      href: https://medium.com/@puentera/latino-latinx-latine-a3b19e0dbc1c
---

Latinx arose as a gender-neutral alternative to the gendered [Latino](#/latino)/Latina in the United States. 

This is a term that is seeing expanded usage and evolution among academic circles. Latinx is considered a pan-ethnic term that does not provide context for someone's language, country of origin, or race.

#### Note
People who self-identify as Latinx may also self-identify as Chicano/Chicana, [Hispanic](#/hispanic), or [Latin American](/#latino)
feat(definitions): add undefined words 2019-11-18 23:53:46 +01:00			`---`
			`title: Latinx`
			`slug: latinx`
➕ Add definitions for Hispanic, Latino and Latinx (#89) * Add definitions for Hispanic, Latino and Latinx * Update hispanic, latino and latinx definitions to indicate their pan-ethnic connotations. 2020-04-30 13:33:11 -07:00			`defined: true`
			`reading:`
			`- text: "Remezcla: Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Latinx: A Brief History of How These Words Originated"`
			`href: https://remezcla.com/features/culture/latino-vs-hispanic-vs-latinx-how-these-words-originated/`
			`- text: "Latino, Latinx, Latine. The grammatical gender neutral in Spanish"`
			`href: https://medium.com/@puentera/latino-latinx-latine-a3b19e0dbc1c`
			`---`

			`Latinx arose as a gender-neutral alternative to the gendered [Latino](#/latino)/Latina in the United States.`

			`This is a term that is seeing expanded usage and evolution among academic circles. Latinx is considered a pan-ethnic term that does not provide context for someone's language, country of origin, or race.`

			`#### Note`
			`People who self-identify as Latinx may also self-identify as Chicano/Chicana, [Hispanic](#/hispanic), or [Latin American](/#latino)`