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Except this doesn't happen – at all. Gender neutral words in Spanish and Portuguese are holdovers from an older form of the language. Don't force an Anglocentric sensibility onto others.
I've seen some people use the "e" for non binary in Mexico
I've seen people spell words in all sorts of ways, doesn't mean it's an accepted practice.
when enough people do it, it becomes an accepted practice