A Florida teacher has been put on leave after requesting to use the gender-neutral title Mx at work.

The teacher at Alachua County Public Schools has been placed on administrative leave after requesting that students and staff address them with the title Mx.

Mx is a gender-neutral title pronounced as ‘mix’ which some trans, non-binary, gender non-confirming and cis people use as an alternative to gendered honourifics like Miss, Ms, Mrs or Mr. Mx does not indicate a person’s gender.

The state’s attorney general James Uthmeier accused the teacher of violating Florida House Bill 1069, which was signed into law by governor Ron DeSantis in July 2023.

The bill enshrines “sex as an immutable biological trait” and prohibits K-12 employees from using preferred personal titles or pronouns that d

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