diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index d83eb11..78a5598 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 version next
 - Upgrade to Fontawesome 7 (#270)
+- Fix "Underfull \hbox (badness 10000)" warning in banking \subsection dotted
+  rules by adding \hss glue as in \dotfill (#307)
 
 version 2.6.1 (24 Jun 2026)
 - Allow the customisation of the contemporary style (#297)
@@ -47,7 +49,6 @@ version 2.5.1 (31 Jan 2026)
 - Add contemporary CV header style to cover letter, which also makes icons
   visible (#186)
 - Fix minor horizontal spacing issue in 'contemporary' style header
-- Added optional support for specifying pronouns (#249)
 
 
 version 2.4.2 (01 Feb 2025)
diff --git a/manual/moderncv_userguide.pdf b/manual/moderncv_userguide.pdf
index d171476..22f9674 100644
Binary files a/manual/moderncv_userguide.pdf and b/manual/moderncv_userguide.pdf differ
diff --git a/manual/moderncv_userguide.tex b/manual/moderncv_userguide.tex
index 99fcb14..0980e93 100644
--- a/manual/moderncv_userguide.tex
+++ b/manual/moderncv_userguide.tex
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
   emph={
     cvitem, cventry, cvdoubleentry, cvdoubleitem, cvtripleitem, cvlistitem, cvlistdoubleitem, cvcolumns, moderncvstyle, moderncvcolor,
     cvskill, cvskilllegend, cvskillplainlegend, cvskillhead, cvskillentry, nopagenumbers,
-    name, born, pronouns, address, email, link, social, phone, homepage, extrainfo, photo, quote, section, subsection, setlength, NewDocumentCommand, definecolor, colorlet, cvitemwithcomment,
+    name, born, address, email, link, social, phone, homepage, extrainfo, photo, quote, section, subsection, setlength, NewDocumentCommand, definecolor, colorlet, cvitemwithcomment,
     recipient, subject, opening, closing, signature, postscript, enclosure, makelettertitle, makeletterclosing, httplink, httpslink, emaillink
   },
   emphstyle={\color{cvblue}},
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     addresssymbol, mobilephonesymbol, fixedphonesymbol, faxphonesymbol, emailsymbol, homepagesymbol, linkedinsocialsymbol,
     xingsocialsymbol, twittersocialsymbol, githubsocialsymbol, gitlabsocialsymbol, mastodonsocialsymbol, codebergsocialsymbol, discordsocialsymbol, twitchsocialsymbol, youtubesocialsymbol, tiktoksocialsymbol, instagramsocialsymbol, soundcloudsocialsymbol, steamsocialsymbol, xboxsocialsymbol, playstationsocialsymbol, battlenetsocialsymbol, simplexsocialsymbol, threemasocialsymbol, 
     stackoverflowsocialsymbol, bitbucketsocialsymbol, skypesocialsymbol, orcidsocialsymbol, researchgatesocialsymbol, arxivsocialsymbol, inspiresocialsymbol,
-    researcheridsocialsymbol, telegramsocialsymbol, whatsappsocialsymbol, signalsocialsymbol, matrixsocialsymbol, googlescholarsocialsymbol, cvstretchability, bornsymbol, gendersymbol
+    researcheridsocialsymbol, telegramsocialsymbol, whatsappsocialsymbol, signalsocialsymbol, matrixsocialsymbol, googlescholarsocialsymbol, cvstretchability, bornsymbol
   },
   emphstyle={[2]\color{cvblue!60!cvgrey}\bfseries},
   literate={{é}{{\'e}}1},
@@ -299,18 +299,6 @@ A command for a birth date.
   \born{<birth date>}
 \end{lstlisting}
 
-\paragraph{\code{\\pronouns}}
-A command for your pronouns.
-\begin{lstlisting}
-  \pronouns{<pronouns>}
-\end{lstlisting}
-
-\paragraph{\code{\\gendericon}}
-A command for the icon used for your gender.
-\begin{lstlisting}
-  \gendericon{<icon>}
-\end{lstlisting}
-
 \paragraph{\code{\\address}}
 A command for a three-lined street address.
 \begin{lstlisting}
@@ -827,7 +815,6 @@ Currently \Moderncv supports the following commands as \code{<\\symbolcommand>}:
     \item \code{\\battlenetsocialsymbol}
     \item \code{\\mediumsocialsymbol}
     \item \code{\\bornsymbol}
-    \item \code{\\gendersymbol}
     \item \code{\\arxivsocialsymbol}
     \item \code{\\inspiresocialsymbol}
     \item \code{\\simplexsocialsymbol}
diff --git a/moderncv.cls b/moderncv.cls
index 38dd395..1bc93cf 100644
--- a/moderncv.cls
+++ b/moderncv.cls
@@ -224,14 +224,6 @@
 % usage: \title{<title>}
 \renewcommand*{\title}[1]{\def\@title{#1}}
 
-% defines one's preferred pronouns (optional)
-% usage: \pronouns{<pronouns>}
-\newcommand*{\pronouns}[1]{\def\@pronouns{#1}}
-
-% defines one's preferred gender icon (optional)
-% usage: \gendericon{<gendericon>}
-\newcommand*{\gendericon}[1]{\def\@gendericon{#1}}
-
 % defines one's address (optional)
 % usage: \address{<street>}{<city>}{<country>}
 % where the <city> and <country> arguments can be omitted or provided empty
@@ -369,7 +361,6 @@
 \newcommand*{\listitemsymbol}           {\labelitemi~}
 \newcommand*{\addresssymbol}            {}
 \newcommand*{\bornsymbol}               {}
-\newcommand*{\gendersymbol}             {}
 \newcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}        {}
 \newcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol}         {}
 \newcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}           {}
diff --git a/moderncvbodyiii.sty b/moderncvbodyiii.sty
index 76349ad..ab77f1d 100644
--- a/moderncvbodyiii.sty
+++ b/moderncvbodyiii.sty
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@
 \newcommand*{\subsectionrule}{}
 \if@fullrules%
   \renewcommand*{\sectionrule}{\par\nobreak\vspace*{-.7\baselineskip}\leavevmode{\color{bodyrulecolor}\leaders\hbox{\rule{1pt}{0.4pt}}\hfill\kern0pt}}
-  \renewcommand*{\subsectionrule}{\par\nobreak\vspace*{-.7\baselineskip}\leavevmode{\color{bodyrulecolor}\xleaders\hbox to 0.35em{\scriptsize.}\hfill}}\fi% different subsectionrules will not be perfectly aligned, but remaining space at the end of the fill will be distributed evenly between leaders, so it will be barely visible}
+  \renewcommand*{\subsectionrule}{\par\nobreak\vspace*{-.7\baselineskip}\leavevmode{\color{bodyrulecolor}\xleaders\hbox to 0.35em{\hss\scriptsize.\hss}\hfill\kern0pt}}\fi% different subsectionrules will not be perfectly aligned, but remaining space at the end of the fill will be distributed evenly between leaders, so it will be barely visible}
 \if@shortrules%
   \renewcommand*{\sectionrule}{\leavevmode{\color{bodyrulecolor}\leaders\hbox{\rule{1pt}{0.4pt}}\hfill\kern0pt}}
-  \renewcommand*{\subsectionrule}{\leavevmode{\color{bodyrulecolor}\xleaders\hbox to 0.35em{\scriptsize.}\hfill}}\fi% different subsectionrules will not be perfectly aligned, but remaining space at the end of the fill will be distributed evenly between leaders, so it will be barely visible}}
+  \renewcommand*{\subsectionrule}{\leavevmode{\color{bodyrulecolor}\xleaders\hbox to 0.35em{\hss\scriptsize.\hss}\hfill\kern0pt}}\fi% different subsectionrules will not be perfectly aligned, but remaining space at the end of the fill will be distributed evenly between leaders, so it will be barely visible}}
 \if@mixedrules%
   \renewcommand*{\sectionrule}{\par\nobreak\vspace*{-.7\baselineskip}\leavevmode{\color{bodyrulecolor}\leaders\hbox{\rule{1pt}{0.4pt}}\hfill\kern0pt}}
-  \renewcommand*{\subsectionrule}{\leavevmode{\color{bodyrulecolor}\xleaders\hbox to 0.35em{\scriptsize.}\hfill}}\fi% different subsectionrules will not be perfectly aligned, but remaining space at the end of the fill will be distributed evenly between leaders, so it will be barely visible}}
+  \renewcommand*{\subsectionrule}{\leavevmode{\color{bodyrulecolor}\xleaders\hbox to 0.35em{\hss\scriptsize.\hss}\hfill\kern0pt}}\fi% different subsectionrules will not be perfectly aligned, but remaining space at the end of the fill will be distributed evenly between leaders, so it will be barely visible}}
 \if@norules%
   \renewcommand*{\sectionrule}{}
   \renewcommand*{\subsectionrule}{}\fi
diff --git a/moderncvfooti.sty b/moderncvfooti.sty
index 5d21ec0..029d82e 100644
--- a/moderncvfooti.sty
+++ b/moderncvfooti.sty
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtofoot[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
           \flushfoot\@firstfootelementtrue\\}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtofoot{\bornsymbol\@born}\flushfoot\@firstfootelementtrue\\}%
-        \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@pronouns}}{}{\addtofoot{\gendersymbol\@pronouns}\flushfoot\@firstfootelementtrue\\}%
         \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
           \addtofoot{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtofoot{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadi.sty b/moderncvheadi.sty
index f7d690f..2d0eabc 100644
--- a/moderncvheadi.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadi.sty
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\makenewline\bornsymbol\@born}%
-	\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@pronouns}}{}{\makenewline\gendersymbol\@pronouns}%
         \phonesdetails% needs to be pre-rendered as loops and tabulars seem to conflict
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\makenewline\homepagesymbol%
diff --git a/moderncvheadii.sty b/moderncvheadii.sty
index 1968674..9e3609d 100644
--- a/moderncvheadii.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadii.sty
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@
       \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
         \flushmakeheaddetails\@firstmakeheaddetailselementtrue\\\null}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\bornsymbol\@born}}%
-    \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@pronouns}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\gendersymbol\@pronouns}}%
     \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
       \addtomakeheaddetails{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadiii.sty b/moderncvheadiii.sty
index c160b9b..b1c5c46 100644
--- a/moderncvheadiii.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadiii.sty
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
         \flushmakeheaddetails\@firstmakeheaddetailselementtrue\\}%
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\bornsymbol\@born}}%
-      \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@pronouns}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\gendersymbol\@pronouns}}%
       \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
         \addtomakeheaddetails{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadiv.sty b/moderncvheadiv.sty
index fca77de..aa1e20f 100644
--- a/moderncvheadiv.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadiv.sty
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\makenewline\hbox to 1.0em{\bornsymbol}~\@born}%
-      \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@pronouns}}{}{\makenewline\hbox to 1.0em{\gendersymbol}~\@pronouns}%
       \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
         \makenewline\hbox to 1.0em{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname}~\collectionloopitem}%
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\hbox to 1.0em{\emailsymbol}~\emaillink{\@email}}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadv.sty b/moderncvheadv.sty
index cfc65b2..2b3a326 100644
--- a/moderncvheadv.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadv.sty
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\makenewline\bornsymbol~\@born}%
-        \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@pronouns}}{}{\makenewline\gendersymbol~\@pronouns}%
         \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
           \makenewline\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname~\collectionloopitem}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol~\emaillink{\@email}}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadvi.sty b/moderncvheadvi.sty
index da737cd..4a369c6 100644
--- a/moderncvheadvi.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadvi.sty
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
       \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
         \flushmakeheaddetails\@firstmakeheaddetailselementtrue\\\null}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\bornsymbol\@born}}%
-    \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@pronouns}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\gendersymbol\@pronouns}}%
     \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
       \addtomakeheaddetails{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtomakeheaddetails{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
diff --git a/moderncvheadvii.sty b/moderncvheadvii.sty
index 45657e4..d82b23f 100644
--- a/moderncvheadvii.sty
+++ b/moderncvheadvii.sty
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@born}}{}{\makenewline\bornsymbol\@born}%
-        \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@pronouns}}{}{\makenewline\gendersymbol\@pronouns}%
         \phonesdetails% needs to be pre-rendered as loops and tabulars seem to conflict
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\makenewline\homepagesymbol\httplink{\@homepage}}%
diff --git a/moderncviconsawesome.sty b/moderncviconsawesome.sty
index 244daa8..d9d3bcf 100644
--- a/moderncviconsawesome.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsawesome.sty
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 \providecolor{playstation}{named}{default-socialicon-color}
 \providecolor{battlenet}{named}{default-socialicon-color}
 \providecolor{born}{named}{default-socialicon-color}
-\providecolor{gender}{named}{default-socialicon-color}
 \providecolor{signal}{named}{default-socialicon-color}
 \providecolor{medium}{named}{default-socialicon-color}
 
@@ -105,10 +104,8 @@
 % \renewcommand*{\arxivsocialsymbol}        {{\color{arxiv}{\small\faIcon{arxiv}}}~}
 % No inspire icon in fontawesome6 (v6.7.2-3) or fontawesome7 (v7.1.0-1)
 % \renewcommand*{\inspiresocialsymbol}      {{\color{inspire}{\small\faIcon{inspire}}}~}
-\def\@gendericon{\faNeuter}
-\renewcommand*{\gendersymbol}             {{\color{gender}\small\@gendericon}~}
 \renewcommand*{\bornsymbol}               {{\color{born}\raisebox{.5ex}{\tiny\faIcon{asterisk}}}~}           % alternative: \faIcon{baby-carriage}
-\renewcommand*{\mediumsocialsymbol}       {{\color{medium}\small\faIcon{medium}}~}
+\renewcommand*{\mediumsocialsymbol}     {{\color{medium}\small\faIcon{medium}}~}
 
 
 \endinput
diff --git a/template.tex b/template.tex
index 2524a37..0ef5627 100644
--- a/template.tex
+++ b/template.tex
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
 \name{John}{Doe}
 \title{Résumé title}                               % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
 \born{4 July 1776}                                 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
-\pronouns{they/them}                               % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
-\gendericon{\faNeuter}                             % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
 \address{street and number}{postcode city}{country}% optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; the "postcode city" and "country" arguments can be omitted or provided empty
 \phone[mobile]{+1~(234)~567~890}                   % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; the optional "type" of the phone can be "mobile" (default), "fixed" or "fax"
 \phone[fixed]{+2~(345)~678~901}