Hi @bill_m thanks for sharing your thoughts on pronouns. As a company, Strava is committed to being diverse, equitable and inclusive, in both our team as well as within the Strava experience. This extends to our usage of neutral pronouns whenever pronouns are needed in communications (and are kept to a minimum). We appreciate your suggestion of preferred pronouns and have raised this to our team for consideration. Thanks once again.

Hi Soren – Thanks for your response. 

I think it’s great that Strava aims to be diverse and equitable and inclusive.  However, in your zeal to subscribe to these ideals, you are neglecting that portion of your customer base that doesn’t agree with neutral pronouns.  Or doesn’t want to be referred to by a neutral pronoun.  For whatever reason.  It doesn’t mean that they hate those who prefer neutral pronouns, it just means that disagree with them.  If you were truly in favor of diversity, you would recognize and respect those customers who don’t agree with your way of thinking.  You wouldn’t force your view on everyone. 

The most respectful way to handle this is to assume everyone wants non-neutral pronouns, and provide a mechanism to those who do want neutral pronouns to inform you of that.  Please let me know your timeline for implementing that solution.

Thanks.

Totally agree with you bill_m. Has that issue been resolved? 

Hi Soren, I'm not anonymous, nor an I a group of people as being referred to as "they" would suggest. 

Hi Soren,

a year later and still this has not been addressed! I agree with Mt Kenya's most respectful suggestion:

"However, in your zeal to subscribe to these ideals, you are neglecting that portion of your customer base that doesn’t agree with neutral pronouns. " And 

" If you were truly in favor of diversity, you would recognize and respect those customers who don’t agree with your way of thinking.  You wouldn’t force your view on everyone. "

It is very disappointing that you obviously do not care as the issue still has not been resolved. 

I wouldn't give it too much thought. The "they" pronoun is a huge timesaver in an international hub where you only could guess half of the time from the given names how someone wants to be referred at and researching the profile before answering would take valuable time. It isn't optimal and for some it doesn't sound respectful but better as the usual confusion or not to be addressed at all.