UK - Train firm apologise for "ladies and gentlemen" announcement

Sometimes I wish I was some trendy other gender, rather than boring old "a dude".

They seem to have little to nothing actually important to get worried about.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/149473...-announcement/

Quote:

Train firm apologises to ‘non-binary’ passenger for conductor’s ‘ladies and gentlemen’ announcement A TRAIN company has apologised for not being inclusive after a conductor welcomed passengers on board with “Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls”. The London North Eastern Railway issued a grovelling apology after passenger Laurence Coles complained. Coles tweeted: “‘Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls…’ so as a non-binary person this announcement doesn’t actually apply to me so I won’t listen”. Laurence’s friend Charlotte Monroe, 28, also contacted the company, saying: “I was sat with Laurence when this tweet was sent. Both of us are non-binary, and we were both alarmed and uncomfortable by the lack of inclusion.” LNER responded saying: “I'm really sorry to see this, Laurence, our Train Managers should not be using language like this, and I thank you for bringing it to my attention. “Please could you let me know which service you are on and I will ensure they remain as inclusive as we strive to be at LNER. “We've been working very hard with educating our people on why gender specific pronouns are not suitable in instances like these, and we're sorry to see this has not been applied here. “It is entirely valid for someone who does not identify with the terms used to feel excluded and as a business we do not accept that anyone should feel excluded.”....

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