projectqueer:

The letter “x,” instead of say an “o” or an “a,” is not a typo. In fact, that final letter is very intentional. The “x” makes Latino, a masculine identifier, gender-neutral. It also moves beyond Latin@ – which has been used in the past to include both masculine and feminine identities – to encompass genders outside of that limiting man-woman binary.

Why We Say Latinx: Trans & Gender Non-Conforming People Explain