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> Do you really think a 50-year-old Italian businessman is going to change their legal gender to be on more corporate boards? Humans are humans. If there are m

> Do you really think a 50-year-old Italian businessman is going to change their legal gender to be on more corporate boards? Humans are humans. If there are men pretending to be gay to score a part in an adult movie, can't see why there wouldn't be men or women trying to get placement at the board using quota imbalance to their advantage. Law of unintended consequences and all that. > It’s strange how people pretend that accommodations for trans people are some kind of huge complication that breaks society when they only affect a small minority which has been treated horribly until now. I didn't say that it is a huge complication. I am looking at this from a programmer's point of view, how such proposal could be exploited. Of course I agree that people are being treated unfairly by the society and these wrongs should be corrected. If I offended someone I apologise, this wasn't my intention.

pavlov 4y ago
“… men pretending to be gay to score a part in an adult movie” — these are actors. They’re pretending by definition! The casting director for an adult movie (gay or straight) doesn’t care whether an actor is actually physically attracted to the other actors. (Nobody quizzes the 20-something women whether they’re really attracted to middle-aged men with a mustache and a German accent.) Anyway, the law of unintended consequences surely applies to the hypothetical businessman who changes his legal gender to be on a corporate board. The ramifications can be surprising in healthcare, for example.
michaelt 4y ago
> can't see why there wouldn't be men or women trying to get placement at the board using quota imbalance to their advantage. To me personally, this doesn't seem very likely. Some political parties in my country have a policy called 'all women shortlists' saying when an MP with a safe seat retires, their replacement must be a woman. Personally I would argue that it isn't a good policy - but it hasn't lead to anyone legally changing their gender.

pavlov 4y ago

“… men pretending to be gay to score a part in an adult movie” — these are actors. They’re pretending by definition! The casting director for an adult movie (gay or straight) doesn’t care whether an actor is actually physically attracted to the other actors. (Nobody quizzes the 20-something women whether they’re really attracted to middle-aged men with a mustache and a German accent.) Anyway, the law of unintended consequences surely applies to the hypothetical businessman who changes his legal gender to be on a corporate board. The ramifications can be surprising in healthcare, for example.

michaelt 4y ago

> can't see why there wouldn't be men or women trying to get placement at the board using quota imbalance to their advantage. To me personally, this doesn't seem very likely. Some political parties in my country have a policy called 'all women shortlists' saying when an MP with a safe seat retires, their replacement must be a woman. Personally I would argue that it isn't a good policy - but it hasn't lead to anyone legally changing their gender.