Illinois Governor Signs Bill Making All Government Titles Gender Neutral

Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill this past week that, among other items, tackles gendered language in official government titles by banning the use of the word “man” or “men” statewide. SB0825, a…

IJR SyndicatedJun 19, 20213 min read

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did not comment on the gendered language portion of the bill after signing it into law.

Illinois Democrats are not the first to take on words this year that identify people by their gender.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in January sought a rule change which would ban the use of some words on the House floor in order to “honor all gender identities” by targeting the use of words like “son” and “daughter” from being mentioned by family members of representatives.

A resolution from the Committee on Rule announced it would change “pronouns and familial relationships in the House rules to be gender neutral or removes references to gender, as appropriate, to ensure we are inclusive of all Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioners and their families — including those who are nonbinary.”

The resolution, which was proposed by both Pelosi and Democratic Massachusetts Rep. James McGovern, also went after terms such as “seamen,” whining the word to “seafarers.”

“Chairman” was changed to “chair.

Familial pronouns such as son, daughter husband, wife, father, mother and other words for family members were proposed to be nixed in favor of supposedly inclusive words such as “parent, child, sibling, spouse, or parent-in-law.”

Pelosi, in a statement, called the affront on traditional language “bold.”

“Thanks to the leadership of Chairman McGovern and our Members, Democrats have crafted a package of unprecedented, bold reforms, which will make the House more accountable, transparent and effective in our work to meet the needs of the American people,” Pelosi said.

Democrats, just two weeks ago, introduced a budget for the 2022 fiscal year which replaced the word “mothers” with “birthing people” in a section that tackled maternal mortality rates, Newsweek reported.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.