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Transgendered Folks Encountering Document/Database ID Hassles
An anonymous reader writes "Most of us hear the equivalent of 'let me bring up your record' several times a week or month when dealing with businesses and government agencies; sometimes there's a problem, but clerks are accustomed to dealing with changes in street address, phone numbers, company affiliation, and even personal names (after marriage). But what about gender? Transgendered folks are encountering embarrassing moments when they have to explain that their gender has changed from 'M' to 'F' or vice versa. While there are many issues involved in discrimination against transgendered individuals, I have to confess that the first thing that came to my mind was the impact on database design and maintenance."
and also, with obamacare, we're paying for it!
Wow, now that's a sense of entitlement. See, there's no reason why society should be forced to pay for and play in your fantasy. If I tried to identify as another species, not only would others not go along (like police), but I'd be ridiculed for such idiocy. The same applies here, it's just that the political correctness queens have designated this fetish as some kind of 'identity' for the sake of their political strategy.
If the body is male (has penis/gonads/musculature), you're male. If the body is female (uterus/ovaries etc), you're female. End of story. What you 'feel' is irrelevant.
and taken all together they represented 0.0001% of the population.
The guy who said the election was rigged won the presidency with the second-most votes.
You're awfully closed-minded as shamans go. Native american cultures held transgendered tribesmen in special regard.
Your particular culture isn't the end-all be-all of human relations nor some fountain of cosmic truth.