Male pronouns within Washington state constitution could be changed to gender-neutral terms

Sixty-seven women legislators – just one shy of last year’s record-breaking number – walk the marbled halls of the Washington State Capitol for this year’s session alongside male colleagues. And yet, the Washington constitution very rarely mentions “she, her or herself” within its 32 articles and over 250 pages, strictly relying on “he, him or himself” pronouns when describing the rights and responsibilities of all Washingtonians. Introduced to the State Government and Tribal Relations House Committee on Wednesday, chair committee Rep. Bill Ramos, D-Issaquah, proposed a resolution amending the use of over 100 male pronouns, replacing them with gender-neutral terms or titles. Read more about the bill in the Spokesman-Review.