Enby they/them pronouns - what's the law on this?

this.

Any case law to back that up

Whether correct sex pronouns are “harassment” objectively and how reasonable it is to expect people to use preferred pronouns at all times is dependent on the individual circumstances of a case. Gender critical belief is protected in law as a philosophical belief. The devil is in the detail. It certainly isn’t the case that if people are offended by the expression of that belief that means it’s automatically harassment.

Religion and belief is a protected characteristic in the same way that sexual orientation, race etc are protected characteristics and offer the same protection against discrimination.

No protected characteristic can be used as a defence against harassment

@SirChenjins

You're wise to try and establish the legal position and a good boss for trying to take into account the beliefs and preferences of all your team. I personally think that the stance you say you will be taking on pronouns - the newbie can ask, but no-one is obliged to agree - is a sensible compromise. I would strongly advise looking at the Sex Matters website or the Legal Feminist blog for actual legal advice, though - don't try and parse judgements yourself, and above all, don't rely on legal advice from non-lawyers.

Refusing to use chosen pronouns is harassment

You're assuming that refusing to use pronouns is harassment and ignoring that compelling the speech of others may also be harassment

As in it’s a huge reach for that man to be described as “non binary” and it’s possible because the term “non binary” is basically whatever anyone wants it to mean to suit their purpose at the time.

Because they are not - they can fall within philosophical beliefs which then cannot be used to harass others - you need to get more familiar with equality law

definitely not how people like to wrongly shout “protected by law protected by law” - as if they are mentioned specifically

most certainly not

Anyway, there's a whole other thread on here that will tell you that words are just words so just chill the fuck out. Or something.

There was a recent legal case (may have been GLP) that stated Taylor vs Jaguar was no longer valid following the judgment in FWS

I’m totally aware - you can believe what you like but it CANNOT be used to harass others - of which it would be if you refuse to use pronouns and cause harm

”Jane told me to set up the meeting. I asked who to invite and was told to invite the whole team. Jane wants to do the introduction and also field the questions at the end. I don’t think Jane has done this before, but it's good to see someone stepping up to the plate like this.”

Really not that difficult. (Although most people would probably just throw a couple of 'theys' or 'thems' in without having the vapours)

He wasn’t “non binary” he was a bog standard TIM. That’s why he called himself Rose and used she/her. “Non binary” gender identity in terms of people who don’t think they have a “gender” was never intended to be included within “gender reassignment”. There have been many threads here discussing this case in detail.

It sounds almost as weird as using plural pronouns when it should be singular but no one can take offence.

Why do you believe that GC beliefs are not protected by law? They are a protected characteristic for the purposes of the Equality Act

”Jane told me to set up the meeting. I asked Jane who to invite and Jane told me to invite the whole team, Jane added that Jane wants to do the introduction and Jane also suggested that Jane could field the questions at the end. I don’t think Jane has done this before so it’s good to see Jane stepping up to the plate.”

”Did Jane particularly ask if she could take questions just on Jane’s own?”

“Yes that’s exactly what Jane said. I was surprised Jane wanted to but Jane was completely sure! I think we can trust Jane to do the job.”

Refusing to make a very minor alteration to a group signature sounds very petty but all comes down to what. i refuse to but pronouns on my personal work email signature as it’s obvious im female.

You will have to instruct anyone in your team with a problem to completely avoid using pronouns. Ludicrous but legally acceptable.

This is a common misconception and wrongly interpreted all the time

gender critical beliefs are in no way protected by law - huge misconception

you will need to adhere to what person wants - it’s not up to you and your team to decide what you will and won’t do

if you don’t it’s harassment - as shown above