Latine

Latine is a gender-neutral neologism alternative term to other identifying terms such as Latino, Latina, or Latinx which are used to identify people of Latin American descent. The term stems from the more popular term, Latinx.

While Latine is still relatively new, only recently gaining use in the late 2010s, both Latine and Latinx can be used in the same manner. What makes these terms different is their ending: the term Latinx ends with an x which makes it difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce and impossible to pronounce in the Spanish language.

Latinx's difficult pronunciation, its main use in the United States and in academia, and the increasing number of people identifying as non-binary and seeking terms that affirm their gender identities are some of the reasons as to why Latine is gaining attention and use.

The ending of each term, both the -e and the -x, are the representing of everything outside the gender binary, making these terms gender inclusive.

While the term is new to many countries outside Chile and Argentina, it is beginning to gain attraction in both academia and everyday use. While the term is more inclusive and making its way to other countries, many people who identify as Hispanic or Latino are still unaware of terms such as Latine or Latinx, with the majority being older people ages 50 and above.