Academia - Why can't I answer question about gender pronouns?

Sorry for the inconvenience; Protected questions should now show up as such: Protection banner missing when I don't have enough rep to answer; closed and locked banners appear in wrong spot

The question is protected. As you seem to know what that means, you are probably thinking to yourself it doesn't look protected, there is usually a notice. You would be correct, but somebody broke something ...

Protection banner missing when I don't have enough rep to answer; closed and locked banners appear in wrong spot