OPINION: A news article this week about public servants including pronouns in their email signatures had radio hosts chasing me for interviews. But I’m not surprised, because when people say they want to talk about pronouns, it’s not really about the pronouns, is it? READ MORE:* Including pronouns in email signatures helps remove anxiety for LGBTQIA+ community in workplace* Dear Petra: Is my kid's gender neutrality just a phase? Putting our personal pronouns in email signatures, or on Zoom, or in social media profiles, makes it clear how we want others to speak of us, and this can be useful for several groups. Those who vigorously resist the trend to include pronouns in email signatures - presumably many of those instantly responding to my radio host – often say they don’t want people forcing them to do it.

Source: Stuff February 18, 2021 21:55 UTC