1 3 . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Senate ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁Green ▁Party ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁The ▁Association ▁for ▁German ▁Language ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁launched ▁a ▁pet ition ▁against ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁gender ▁star , ▁saying ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁" dest ruct ive ▁intr usion " ▁into ▁the ▁German ▁language ▁and ▁created ▁" rid icul ous ▁lingu istic ▁structures ". ▁It ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁writers ▁and ▁sch ol ars . ▁Lu ise ▁F . ▁P usch , ▁a ▁German ▁femin ist ▁lingu ist , ▁critic ises ▁the ▁gender ▁star ▁as ▁it ▁still ▁makes ▁women ▁the ▁' second ▁choice ' ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁femin ine ▁suffix . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Fem in ist ▁language ▁reform ▁ ▁G ender - neut ral ▁pron oun ▁ ▁G ender ▁neutral ity ▁in ▁languages ▁with ▁gram mat ical ▁gender ▁ ▁G ender ▁role ▁in ▁language ▁ ▁German ▁orth ography ▁ ▁German ▁n oun s ▁ ▁Gram mat ical ▁gender ▁in ▁German ▁ ▁Language ▁and ▁gender ▁ ▁Language ▁and ▁thought ▁ ▁Lav ender ▁lingu istics ▁ ▁S ap ir - W hor f ▁hypothesis ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁studies ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Typ ography ▁Category : G ender - neut ral ▁language <0x0A> </s> ▁Tem pl ar ▁were ▁a ▁Canadian ▁alternative ▁rock ▁band ▁from ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁most ▁noted ▁for ▁gar ner ing ▁a