Train Company Apologizes To ‘Non-Binary’ Passenger For Saying ‘Ladies And Gentlemen, Boys And Girls’

A British train company that was founded in 2003 and takes passengers from London King’s Cross to Yorkshire, North East England, and Scotland, apologized to a “non-binary” passenger after a conductor used the phrase, “Good afternoon, ladies and gentleman, boys and girls.”

The “non-binary” passenger, who reportedly serves as the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union’s LGBT rep, tweeted to the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), “‘Good afternoon ladies and gentleman, boys and girls …’ so as a non binary person this announcement doesn’t actually apply to me so I won’t listen @LNER.”