By Daniel Hernandez/Los Angeles Times – Beta.LATimes.com – Illustration: Wes Bausmith/The Times.

Illustration: “Latinx,” is has been argued, is a less determinist and more inclusive term than “Latino” for males and “Latina” for females.

The argument is that “Latinx” is a less determinist, more inclusive form of the words it replaces — “Latino” for males and “Latina” for females. These gendered identifiers, the thinking goes, impose a binary, give preference to the male over the female, and leave out those who don’t consider themselves either.

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