Employees at multiple federal agencies were ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures by Friday afternoon, according to internal memos obtained by ABC News.

Summary

Federal employees at multiple agencies were ordered to remove pronouns from email signatures by Friday, following executive orders signed by Donald Trump to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Agencies including the CDC, Department of Transportation, and Department of Energy issued directives citing the new policy.

Some employees expressed frustration, with one CDC worker calling it unprecedented.

The Office of Personnel Management also instructed agencies to disable pronoun prompts in email systems, marking another step in Trump’s broader rollback of DEI initiatives.

  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
    41·
    16 hours ago

    You heard it here first, folks. Pronouns are out, prenouns are in.

    Edit: although this is not inclusive for our non-binary friends. Open to suggestions on that one.

    • The Pantser@lemmy.world
      14·
      16 hours ago

      Mx maybe? Follows the same format but allows for it to be non gendering. Idk I have a feeling it might be incorrect or there maybe a issue with it having a x because of chromosomes.

    • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      16 hours ago

      although this is not inclusive for our non-binary friends. Open to suggestions on that one.

      I’m by no means an expert here, but I think that’s what “Mx” is used for.