--- title: Latinx slug: latinx defined: true excerpt: increasingly popular alternative in the United States to the gendered Latino/Latina; considered a pan-ethnic term 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/Latina](/definitions/latino) 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](/definitions/hispanic), or [Latin American](/definitions/latino)