Requiring Titles on Forms Undermines Inclusive Design

And why are titles and honorifics even required on a form in 2022 anyway?

“Binary is for computers” — Crop of photo by Delia Giandeini, Unsplash

I just read a story about a couple who found themselves having to wrangle with a bank over a lack of inclusive titles in a mortgage application and I’m struggling to understand why a title field is ever required on a form in 2022.