When I first heard about this, I thought to myself, "Who on earth were they trying to fool? Did they really think noone would find out eventually?"
Disclaimer:
Occasionally, owing to the deficiency of the English language, I have used he/him/his meaning he or she/him or her/his or her in order to avoid awkwardness of style.
He, him, and his are not intended as exclusively masculine pronouns. They may refer to either sex or to both sexes!