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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMaureen Lipman has taken issue with the British Academy Film Awards (Bafta) offering its nominees and award-winners the option to have the gender-neutral term “performer” – as opposed to “actor or actress” – engraved on their mask plaques. While the film awards have provided nominees and winners this option since 2022, it has apparently updated its policy to now extend to its…

(KTLA) – Major retailers in California are now required to have gender-neutral toy aisles under a new state law that went into effect Monday. The new law requires retail department stores physically located in California with 500 or more employees to “maintain a gender-neutral section or area, to be labeled at the discretion of the retailer.” New California law to limit how much landlords can charge for security deposits Stores that already have gender-focused toy areas won’t have to get rid of…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As of June, 22 states and the District of Columbia will allow residents to select a gender-neutral "X" marker, rather than "male" or "female," on their driver's licenses, birth certificates, and other government-issued identification documents. The policies reflect the increasing acknowledgements…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJamie Lee Curtis has shared her thoughts on the “complicated” topic of gender-neutral awards categories.The Halloween star won her first Oscar aged 64 on Sunday (12 March) night for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once.The film was the big winner of the night, taking home seven awards including Best Picture.Find the full list of winners here, and…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJoanna Lumley has criticised the prospect of gender-neutral awards in the entertainment industry.In recent years, awards bodies have faced criticism for segregating some awards into gender categories, such as the Best Actor and Best Actress catagories at the Oscars.The practice is considered outdated by some in the industry, and critics have pointed out the system forces nonbinary…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeSam Mendes has discussed the topic of gender-neutral awards, saying he thinks it is “inevitable” that the Oscars will go in that direction.During a new interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, the Empire of Light director was asked about Emma Corrin’s call to eliminate gender from awards shows.“I have total sympathy with it, yeah, and I think it might well be inevitable in the end,”…

Emoji tended to codify gender with traditional signs of masculinity (beard, mustache, short hair) and femininity (painted nails, longer hair, skirts). Hunt found this limiting, even disturbing: Why was a nurse a woman and a police officer a man? Why were “frivolous” activities like getting your nails painted or dancing depicted as feminine, while “serious” activities like construction were always depicted as masculine? Why were these images so staunchly gendered anyway? Hunt decided to do something about this. They were…

JLo praised after using gender-neutral pronouns to introduce her child Emme ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Hollywood star Jennifer Lopez introduced her child Emme using gender-neutral pronouns during a public event. Lopez of two was joined by Emme, one of the twins whom she shares with her former husband Marc Anthony, for a performance at the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala, which raised $3.6 million for local causes. Before singing a cover of Christina Perri’s ‘A Thousand Years’,…

Amazon India Karigar program has so far onboarded more than 3,700 master weavers, co-operatives, artisans and regional APEX bodies to sell on its platform.Chandigarh: Demonstrating its commitment toward a gender-neutral culture, Amazon India has designed a special tape to seal its brown boxes used for delivery of packages at customers' doorsteps, a company official said. The e-commerce company said it has dedicated the entire month of June to LGBTQIA+ -- a term used to refer to people of a gender-neutral community. In…