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Because she asked about the use of pronouns email signatures..

Fran Itkoff was let go from National Multiple Sclerosis Society after 60 years of service
She was told she had breached diversity and inclusion guidelines after asking about use of pronouns on email signatures
The non profit has supported its initial decision and says staff acted 'with best of intentions'

he National MS Society has defended firing a 90-year-old volunteer for breaching its diversity and inclusion policy after she asked what pronouns were.

Fran Itkoff had served the non-profit for multiple sclerosis patients for 60 years, with her late husband running the Long Beach Lakewood chapter prior to his death.

She was left stunned when her bosses forced her to step down on January 19 following an exchange with a colleague who asked her to use her pronouns in an email signatures.
The organization came under fire and was accused of 'ageism', but doubled down amid the backlash saying its staff acted with the 'best of intentions'.

'Recently, a volunteer, Fran Itkoff, was asked to step away from her role because of statements that were viewed as not aligning with our policy of inclusion,' the non-profit said on Thursday.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...9c58d364&ei=13




where is in the 'inclusion' they speak of in that decision