# Is this the beginning of the end? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 22, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end/947060 "2021-07-22T15:36:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 326
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end/947060/326 "2021-07-30T17:23:01Z")
Anyway, I started a thread in GD if anyone is interested in discussing this further: > [@Showing preferred pronouns in bios, e-mail signatures, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-preferred-pronouns-in-bios-e-mail-signatures-etc/947651): > > There’s a discussion over in the BBQ Pit about whether people should put their preferred pronouns in their e-mail signatures, their bios, etc. As I said over there, I think it should become common practice. I was thinking in terms of transgender and other gender non-conforming people – they put their pronoun preferences out there to avoid confusion and to avoid being mis-gendered. However, if only transgender and gender non-conforming people post their preferred pronouns, it basically calls t… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end/947060)._