ABSTRACT
Language plays a significant role in how social structures are produced, maintained, and reinforced (Okan, 2019), and being aware of this role helps us understand social inequalities and power dynamics. Language that excludes certain groups of people denies their full participation in a community; in learning environments, this denial entrenches inequality and causes marginalization (Annamalai & Skutnabb-Kangas, 2020). Some identities may become invisible, such as that of nonbinary and gender nonconforming individuals, who face binary expectations of behavior and self-presentation (Paechter et al., 2021). Given the binary nature of many Romance language grammars, it is essential that scholarly inquiry into issues related to (non)binarism be further developed and become more visible.
