Just like race or species can be deeply personal and an important part of one's identity, so is gender. However, I think we can agree that we don't need/want se

Just like race or species can be deeply personal and an important part of one's identity, so is gender. However, I think we can agree that we don't need/want separate pronouns to identify our and others' race. So why gender? It is true that pronouns can be deeply personal, and that is one reason you might want to make them gender neutral. This proces does not strip anyone of (part of) their identity; it does liberate people who do not fall into the gender binary, or who think that gender--much like race--should not always have to be specified. People can of course still be ladies and gentlemen if that is how they wish to identify.