> For instance, call them by the names they use, and honor their preferences about their gender identity

That's a backhanded way of cementing the validity of the concept of "gender expression" throughout the GNU project.

I would have been perfectly on board with a guideline that simply said not to police people's gender expressions, the question being rather off-topic and disruptive in the given context. That would do the job regardless of what your political opinions on the gender question are.