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English already has perfectly useful gender-neutral pronouns: it, its. Use them. Do not use they, them for singular objects. Do not use the abhorrent, artificial 'hir', 'zie', 'blim', 'gur', or whatever. Yes, people can be called 'it'. Deal with it.

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Maggie Thatcher to the rescue, as usual

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"In language, as in life, the male embraces the female."

Use he and him for unknown gender. Simple!