Has the world gone mad?

Well you certainly got that off your chest, Luckygirl. I have seen the he/him/his on the signature lines of medical communication for years now and I understand it to be a signal that the workplace is respectful to hims that prefer to be called she or shes that want to be hes. In my thoughts, it's a butchery to the English language because I cant imagine trying to read literature with this 21st century grammer but my thoughts are quiet since I am elderly and I will watch with amusement what the next generation decides. I really dont care if they call me a he she or them as long as they take care of my there/them/its ailments.

*butchery OF the English language (Oh my ! It's contagious)

I'm afraid it is people like your beloved family member, who have led to employees being asked to publically declare their preferred pronouns.

Perhaps "John" is on a genderfluid journey other people find confusing because he still has prominent breasts or is visibly pregnant.

I am absolutely happy for people to live the life they want to as long as they do so without harming others, but on a professional communication the writer's gender preferences are totally irrelevant to the matter in hand and have no place on these letters.

It might as well say: John Smith, likes jazz - it is nothing to do with the professional approach.

My DGC knows that their preferences are their own and they never get on a bandwagon forcing these into people's faces. They just quietly get on with their life. They have my support to be themself.

I really don't care if they call me a he, she or them as long as they take care of my their/them/its ailments. - exactly. I simply do not need to know this entirely irrelevant piece of information about the writer.

I had an email and the woman had put she/ her after here name . So when I replied I put WOMAN after my name when she replied to the email she just put her name . I think she got the point .