'Non-binary' people dont identify as male or female and they often want to be referred to as 'they' or 'hir' or 'zer.' And if their employers, co-workers, or teachers don't address them as such, they should prepare for gender harassment lawsuits.
The world is now stark raving mad.
No, you're wrong. As my very wise grandmother (now gone 16 years to her eternal reward) once put it: "It's not the whole world gone mad. Just the people in it."