German officials warn of ‘language policing’ after Stuttgart mayor calls for gender-neutral vocabulary

Stuttgart’s Mayor Fritz Kuhn

Stuttgart’s Mayor Fritz Kuhn has been rebuffed by his state’s ministers, after rolling out gender-neutral language protocols for city employees, according to German media reports.

The new guidelines would urge those who work in Stuttgart City Hall to forgo gender-identifying titles such as “Mr.” when addressing colleagues. The new rules also stipulate that in written communications, “Dear Sir or Madame” should be replaced with “Dear people.” 

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