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> A reasonable persons understands you are: XX (Female), XY (Male) [...] A reasonable person is also not applying a chromosomal test to determine gender. Inst
by Majromax 5y ago
> A reasonable persons understands you are: XX (Female), XY (Male) [...]
A reasonable person is also not applying a chromosomal test to determine gender. Instead, the reasonable person identifies gender by appearance, incorporating anatomical features, grooming choices, and social paraphernalia like wardrobe.
In most people, chromosomal, hormonal, anatomical, and social genders conform. The "reasonable person" heuristic is therefore correct in the majority of cases. However, the risks are borne disproportionately by those for whom there is nonconformance.
A gender-neutral option on identification provides at minimum a signal that the a binary (social) gender marker is not helpful for identification of the bearer. That's rights-enhancing, with no cost to the gender-conforming majority.
- buckfast 5y ago> grooming choices, and social paraphernalia like wardrobe That's a very regressive approach, based on cultural stereotyping and expectations related to restrictive ideals of masculinity and femininity. A woman who chooses to shave her hair short is still a woman. A man who chooses to wear a dress is still a man. Let's not discriminate against gender non-conforming people by denying or questioning their sex due to their reluctance to adhere to stereotypes. It's not really a reasonable position to take.