Banks that offer gender neutral titles

MyUsername
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I have noticed a couple of times in the Daily Mail this week that banks are offering more gender neutral titles to people who don't identify as any gender and I was wondering what are the rules with it and which banks offer it? Also as someone who is male could I in theory have "Mrs" on my card if I wanted to?
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  • mgdavid
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    The 'rules' will vary from bank to bank so you will need to ask them.
    The questions that get the best answers are the questions that give most detail....
  • henm2
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    See this recent guardian article https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/30/hsbc-offers-choice-of-transgender-titles-for-banks-customers for details of the change being made by HSBC.

    HSBC’s new honorifics are:

    Ind (abbreviation of individual)
    M
    Mx (pronounced “mix” or “mux”)
    Misc (for miscellaneous)
    Mre (for mystery)
    Msr (a mix of miss/sir)
    Myr
    Pr (prounced “per”, for person)
    Sai (pronounced “sigh”)
    Ser (pronounced “sair”).
  • shortcrust
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    henm2 wrote: »
    See this recent guardian article https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/30/hsbc-offers-choice-of-transgender-titles-for-banks-customers for details of the change being made by HSBC.

    HSBC’s new honorifics are:

    Ind (abbreviation of individual)
    M
    Mx (pronounced “mix” or “mux”)
    Misc (for miscellaneous)
    Mre (for mystery)
    Msr (a mix of miss/sir)
    Myr
    Pr (prounced “per”, for person)
    Sai (pronounced “sigh”)
    Ser (pronounced “sair”).

    Well that really couldn't be simpler.
  • System
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    I've never understood the need for titles at all! I hate being called 'Mr ..' - what's the point? Just use my first name! Even as a teacher I hated it!
  • Gers
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    scgf wrote: »
    I've never understood the need for titles at all! I hate being called 'Mr ..' - what's the point? Just use my first name! Even as a teacher I hated it!

    Yep! And I hate being defined by my marital status when men are not. So old-fashioned.
  • eskbanker
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    Gers wrote: »
    Yep! And I hate being defined by my marital status when men are not. So old-fashioned.
    Surely this was the primary reason behind the introduction of the generic Ms term many years ago, does your bank not recognise this?
  • teddysmum
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    I'm a Mrs of over 40 years and hate the title Ms which sounds so 'anti'.


    Are female teachers still referred to as 'Miss' regardless of status ? Males were rarely 'Mr' but 'Sir'; giving them superior status.


    How would the former teacher, above like to be addressed ? (Probably not 'Smith' or 'Michael' , but likely the sexist 'Sir')
  • eskbanker
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    teddysmum wrote: »
    I'm a Mrs of over 40 years and hate the title Ms which sounds so 'anti'.
    'Anti'-what?!

    With all due respect (and apologies if my stereotyping offends anyone) it's the younger generations who are more likely to find it irritating to be defined by marital status, those of more advanced years will have been conditioned in a different way in an earlier era. In other words, just because you're happy to use a title that signifies marital status, that doesn't mean that others will be - each to their own and all that....

    Or were you meaning that you're aware of a better neutral title for females that doesn't have marital connotations?
  • teddysmum
    teddysmum Posts: 9,471 Forumite
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    eskbanker wrote: »
    'Anti'-what?!
    Anti lots of things; protest for protest's sake.


    It also sounds horrid, with 'miz' as in 'miserable'.
  • Mojisola
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    Gers wrote: »
    Yep! And I hate being defined by my marital status when men are not. So old-fashioned.

    So use Ms. I've been using Ms since the early 70s, single and married.
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