When English-speaking societies decided that there was something fundamentally inequitable about using "he" and "his" for singular pronouns, a couple of solutions surfaced. In some quarters, basic grammatical rules were bent a bit and "they" and "theirs" became acceptable usage. Others went in for the slash ("him / her"). "One" often worked quite adequately.
But, no, the Vancouver school board now wants to impose the stupid and awkward "xe," "xim" and "xyr" on all the tabula rasas in its charge.
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