gender American Airlines now offers 'U' and 'X' gender markers for nonbinary flyers Xeni Jardin

books It Feels Good to Be Yourself: a sweet, simple picture book about gender identity Cory Doctorow

gender Great new site highlights people with non-binary gender identities Andrea James

happy mutants Jen Wang's "The Prince and the Dressmaker": a genderqueer graphic novel that will move and dazzle you Cory Doctorow

politics Oregon becomes first US state to issue nonbinary gender on IDs Andrea James

transgender Bank card makes it easier for trans and non-binary people to display their true names Thom Dunn

language The Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of the year is… David Pescovitz

happy mutants Republic of Lies: the rise of conspiratorial thinking and the actual conspiracies that fuel it Cory Doctorow

peer review Improving Q&As with peer-review Cory Doctorow

politics It's time for a less compromising queer activism—and media Rob Beschizza

gender Owner of civil war reenactment business sues school district that canceled field trips after his far-right social media came to light Cory Doctorow

jordan peterson Jordan Peterson's gamma lobsters find a new low: defending censorship Cory Doctorow

happy mutants A lovely little story about a sentient tank that attends a comic-con Cory Doctorow

politics It just got easier to change your gender in California, thanks to 2 new laws Xeni Jardin

happy mutants All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault: supers and the undead battle for the world's soul Cory Doctorow

XMF California becomes first to recognize nonbinary gender on state IDs Mark Frauenfelder

gender Lower-case "x" as a gender-neutral typographic convention Cory Doctorow

Business New rideshare service bets women are ready to leave Uber's sleazy, rape-friendly service Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Videos of this year's Shmoocon talks, starting with Gershenfeld's talk on nonbinary computing Cory Doctorow