Anthony Brown tweeted the following:
"Latinx and Latine can be used interchangeably.The preference comes from Latinos who acknowledge that the letter X is not very present in Spanish, so some Queer people opt to use Latine instead.#MD04, if youre Latino/a/x/e, how do you identify? "Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Anthony Brown:
"Recently, the righteous fight for person-first, inclusive language for queer Latin people has introduced us to the gender-neutral terms:Latinx (Lah-tin-ex)Latine (Lah-teen-en)The identifiers are for people who are non-binaryMeaning, they dont identify as M or F"Read on Twitter
"While Latino and Latina are standard identifiers for people who are cis-heteromeaning, these people identify with the sex assigned to them at birthday (Male/Female) and are heterosexualits important for us to remember to *ask*, not *assume* how folks identify "Read on Twitter
"September 15th through October 15th, we observe #LatinoHeritageMonth!People of Latin descent are just as warm, vivid, & diverse as their cultures, and this month, we get to celebrate & learn about their stories, histories, accomplishments, and customs #FelizMesDeGenteLatino"Read on Twitter
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