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"All about beautiful ace and aro rings". July 30, 2022

This one 2603:7000:2100:20FE:6CDE:7467:972D:DEC5 (talk) 17:51, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting us know.

Fixed with archive link and updated url status. Raladic (talk) 18:50, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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⚧ and gender inclusivity

The article currently describes the symbol ⚧ as mainly signifying "gender inclusivity". This is not backed up by the sources, where it is described exclusively as a transgender symbol with the possibility that it "may have been used before" for other purposes.

Further into the article the Unicode Standard is also referenced, describing ⚧ as exclusively a transgender symbol.

I suggest the article describe ⚧ as primarily a transgender symbol and that the meaning of gender inclusivity be removed unless it is attested elsewhere. HannahLibbie (talk) 18:14, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's used outside of bathrooms, or on the door, to indicate all genders, not transgender.

Unicode is only a RS for Unicode, and anyway doesn't describe it as exclusively anything. — kwami (talk) 23:19, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have also seen the symbol used that way, but only on bathroom doors and possibly a changing room. I do think this needs a citation (it's also flagged on Gender symbol).

My position is that the primary, general usage of ⚧ is as a transgender symbol, with an additional specific meaning of "all-gender" or "gender-neutral" when used on bathrooms, changing rooms and the like. Most uses of ⚧ will not indicate "gender inclusivity". HannahLibbie (talk) 09:52, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]