To Edgar Gomez, hearing "Latinx" for the first time felt like discovering the movie "Selena," the biopic celebrated by many people who grew up torn between their Latin American heritage and their American identity: Gomez felt seen. The term Latinx describes people of Latin American origin or descent. Generation Z and millennials are most likely to use it, as are people who are born in the United States, attended college, live on the East or West Coast or care about progressive issues, according to various surveys. They often speak English and Spanish or sometimes only English. They are likely to identify by their family's country of origin or by other pan-ethnic terms such as Hispanic, Latino or Caribbean. Many high-profile Latinos are increasingly championing Latinx identity. Pop stars Becky G and Shakira use Latinx. Political leaders Julián Castro and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez refer to Latinx voters. Actors John Leguizamo, Camila Mendez, Indya Moore and Zoe Saldana have taken it up as well. Latinx emerged with feminist activists in the 1990s across Latin America and in the United States. More people learned of the term after a mass shooting killed many LBGTQ Hispanics at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in June 2016. Swipe to read about what people of Latin American origin think of the term "Latinx" and tap our link in bio to read the full story!