James999 seems determined to prove the OP's original point with as many variations on the same neanderthal viewpoint as he can. Just for sake of argument, James, if someone joined your workplace who was trans or going through the he-to-she process, if she dressed as a woman, and everyone else in the office/factory/bus depot/whatever was happy to call that person "she" and "her", would you still insist on referring to her as "he" and "him"? And if so, would it strike you as unfair that everyone then thought you were a bit of a throwback, to use the politest word I can think of?