Latinx
Speech parts
1. Latinx - Noun
2. Latinx - Adjective
Meaning
Latinx
(chiefly US, sometimes proscribed, sometimes offensive, see usage notes) Of Latin American descent or origin. [from 21st c.]
Synonyms: Latine, Latin@ (which see for more)
Latinx (plural Latinxs or Latinx or Latinxes)
(chiefly US, sometimes proscribed, sometimes offensive, see usage notes) A Latin person (of any gender); a Latino or Latina.
Synonyms: Latine, Latin@ (which see for more)
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According to the Human Rights Campaign, at least 40 transgender or gender non-conforming people have been killed this year alone, most of them Black and Latinx transgender women.
According to the petition, created by Cristina Jimenez, “only 4 of the 83 authors in Oprah’s Book Club are Latinx, including Jeanine Cummins.”
Another issue that was discussed was the retainment of LatinX students at Luther.
Among the many plants already featured, collards are a nod to the city’s African American population, peppers symbolize the area’s Latinx groups and a series of colorful flowers acknowledge the region’s LGBTQ community.
And ownership is also highly correlated with race: with 61% of white families owning stock, compared to 31% of Black families and 28% of Latinx families.
And it’s a similar story for Latinx people—10% of the general population, compared to 15% experiencing homelessness.