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Using Gender-Neutral Pronouns Like 'They' Impacts Opinions On Gender, LGBT Equality, Study Finds

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The use of the gender-neutral pronoun "they" has been gaining steam in the U.S. A group of researchers looked into what effect adopting this language can have.

Here and Now's Tonya Mosley learns more about a study on the matter in Sweden with Efrén Pérez (@EfrenPoliPsy), a professor of political science and psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Perez is also director of UCLA's Race, Ethnicity, Politics and Society Lab.

This segment aired on September 19, 2019.

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