Germany’s Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency (FADA) is warning against prohibiting inclusive and gender-neutral language, following a recently imposed ban in the conservative southern state of Bavaria. “Banning people from using inclusive language is a step backwards into the last century. The state should promote respect and tolerance, not prohibit it,” said Ferda Ataman, Federal Commissioner for Anti-Discrimination, in a statement. Several German states, including Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Hesse and Schleswig-Holstein, have imposed or announced bans on the use of gender-inclusive langu…