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To be honest, I’m not sure what the purpose of having such information in a passport is in the first place.
by mypastself 5y ago
To be honest, I’m not sure what the purpose of having such information in a passport is in the first place.
- kayodelycaon 5y agoBecause sex is(/was?) considered an identifying feature, in the same way eye color, skin color, height, weight, and other physical characteristics are identifying. Now, should it be on there? Maybe? But if it must be, having an opt-out option is important, because people may not look male or female, rendering making identification less accurate. That's before we get into gender, where forcing someone to pick male or female when they may be neither is rather dehumanizing.
- Hamuko 5y ago>Because sex is(/was?) considered an identifying feature, in the same way eye color, skin color, height, weight, and other physical characteristics are identifying. Do American passports have all those things?
- tzs 5y agoThe application asks for height, hair color, and eye color. I don't see any of those printed on mine in any obvious way. There are no fields for them like there is for sex. They could be in the electronic information, though, or encoded in the long string of digits at the bottom of the passport.
- tablespoon 5y ago> Do American passports have all those things? Some do. My driver's license is a also a passport card and has all of those except skin color.
- Muromec 5y agoBecause passports were invited when women were not necessarily able to travel alone. Also even today US government discriminates against women when issuing visas in certain countries.