Slowly but surely, we are making progress toward true inclusivity for trans and non-binary folks in society. On Thursday, March 31, Transgender Day of Visibility, the White House and US State Department officially announced that US citizens will be able to select “X” as their gender marker on passport applications starting on April 11.

Going into “Tinder” I was kind of banking on the assumption that my gamer intuition would help me find a way to optimize runs and ultimately yield results. No dice.

I've been experimenting with eye contact communication for the past week. I had to investigate how individuals react to eye contact in various scenarios for my brief eye contact experiment. I began my research with people I already knew since it was simpler to detect what changed as I used different sorts of eye contact. The first thing I realized was that I didn’t have any issues maintaining eye contact with most people, reasons I suspect is, being an extrovert and always a people guy, I didn’t face embarrassment. Another reason also seems to be because I knew the person personally so communicating wasn’t difficult.

On March 23, 2022 at 9:15pm, Illinois Tech’s Student Government Association (SGA) held their 19th regular meeting for this cycle. It was livestreamed on YouTube and can be found on SGA’s channel (https://youtu.be/WsqkjHhIwyc).

For a very long time, I have enjoyed traveling to different cities and experiencing different cultures. When I landed in the US, precisely Chicago, approximately nine months ago, I came up with a plan to travel a lot. But between handling assignments, applying for internships, attending regular classes, and with COVID-19 - it became increasingly difficult to take a spontaneous flight and travel freely. Over this, not to forget, the money crunch which comes complimentary with student life. After spending almost nine months in Chicago, I finally got the time and opportunity to travel to Arlington during the spring semester break. Spending seven days in Arlington, Texas, I realized how two cities in the same country could differ so much.

Let’s be real, navigating gender-inclusive language can be difficult, especially for folks who are not part of the LGBTQ+ community. While I don’t speak for all trans/non-binary (TNB) folks, I do hope that this brief guide to gender-inclusive language is helpful to you. I’m making it based on my experiences and the experiences of my fellow TNB folks and I will discuss specific issues that we find important.