Hispanic Democrats in Connecticut want to ban ‘Latinx’ from state docs

A group of Hispanic state lawmakers in Connecticut are trying to ban use of the word “Latinx” from official government documents — claiming the term is “offensive” to Spanish-speakers.

Five Hispanic Democrats from the state have proposed legislation to outlaw the gender-neutral alternative to “Latino” or “Latina” that describes people of Latin American descent.

The bill’s chief sponsor, Rep. Geraldo Reyes Jr., called Latinx a “woke” term that insults Connecticut’s large Puerto Rican community.

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