I have a friend who works in the NHS. She is a middle-aged normal person. She works with two other middle-aged normal people, one young person (woman) who self identifies as “they” and one other young woman, fresh out of university, who acts as enforcer of all that must now be deemed acceptable. She doesn’t have a whip, but she would use it only for good if she did have one.
My friend found herself in a very important and time-pressured situation. Four of the five met together to discuss safeguarding concerns raised about the fifth person (the “they”). My friend led the conversation, trying to impart accurate information as quickly as possible. Every time she used the terms “she” or “her” to refer to the “they” (even though the “they” is a “she”) the non-armed guard stopped her and asked her to refer to “them” by their chosen pronouns, even when they were not in the room.
