Berkeley to eliminate all gender-specific words such as ‘manhole’ from city code

Published July 18, 2019 6:06pm ET



The city of Berkeley, California, will no longer use gender-specific words like “manhole” in the city’s municipal code.

The Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday night to pass the first reading of an ordinance reforming the municipal code to only include gender-neutral language.

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