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Probably not very long. There was already a man in South America who identified as female in order to take advantage of females in his country being able to re
by dx87 8y ago
Probably not very long. There was already a man in South America who identified as female in order to take advantage of females in his country being able to retire earlier than males, a male in Canada identifying as female in order to get cheaper car insurance, and a male in Canada who identified as female in order to get sent to a female prison instead of male prison.
It's probably going to be a problem as long as "you are whatever you choose to identify as" and "people that identify as certain things deserve govt regulated special treatment" co-exist as concepts.
- astura 8y agoI would think identifying as a female SOLELY to get cheaper car insurance (and not identifying as a female in any other aspect of your life) is just plain insurance fraud (which is illegal). Plus you risk claims being denied even if the policy was underwritten and you didn't get into any legal trouble.
- angersock 8y agoWho are we to say that a woman's identity isn't defined by her insurance rates? The obvious biological markers are no longer requirements, so why not.
- astura 8y agoJudges, juries, insurance adjusters, and (finally) state or provincial insurance boards say so. None of these people are stupid, they can easily tell if someone identifies as a female for the sole purpose of defrauding an insurance company. There is a huge difference between having a legitimate gender identity and simply lying in order to commit insurance fraud.
- sieabah 8y agoThat creates a dangerous precedent that someone who can't easily express how they feel being ridiculed. It's less money and bad press if you just let people claim what they want rather than going on a crusade of truth.
- astura 8y agoNo it doesn't, we're talking about insurance fraud here, not actual gender identity issues.
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