Would you have a problem with using aviation "community"?
It wouldn't be a problem. It would simply be sad if because of this obsession for gender-neutral language we were to lose a word -
fraternity - that conveys a much stronger connotation than just
community (which is the reason why the OP used it).
PPRuNe Pop hit the nail on the head. A lot of gender-specific language has been with us since ever, it's practical and does not imply gender-based discrimination. To take offence at it is like thinking that the calendar we use is religiously discriminatory because it starts from the birth of Jesus. I'm an atheist, should I be offended?