At some point "yes" needs to be regulated.

[Losty]

In retrospection, it is a form of high respect to be called sir or ma'am.

I honestly only use the ma'am reference toward young girls I can't stand.

Men are not as complicated as women.  I have had no problems with male customers at work.   The problems are with the women.

And I'm gay, so that states something significant.

You are significantly lucky. At my job it's always the men. Oh gawds how I hate some of them. Yes, women can be a pain sometimes too. But I have had grown men throwing tantrums in my office like you wouldn't believe.