University backtracks after encouraging staff to use ‘neopronouns,’ ‘emojiself,’ ‘catgender’ terms

(NEWSWEEK) – There have been several reports by the British press that said a university in the U.K. has included "catgender" – where someone identifies as a feline – in its guidance for gender identity and neopronouns for staff members.

Some media outlets were incorrectly reporting that Bristol University had launched a gender pronoun guide with "catgender" and "emojiself" – which refers to the use of emojis to express a pronoun – as options.

In the university's "using pronouns at work" document, it included a link to a separate web page not affiliated with the university, that says that some people may identify using as catgender or "emojiself" pronoun.

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