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Well, my choices are Not Known (which is false) or N/A (which is also false). As a nonbinary person, I generally don't feel included by that form?
by genderwhy 4y ago
Well, my choices are Not Known (which is false) or N/A (which is also false). As a nonbinary person, I generally don't feel included by that form?
- sparkie 4y agoN/A is the non-binary answer (neither M nor F). Could be worded otherwise, "Non-binary or Not Applicable". Not Known is for when no answer is given. This option shouldn't be presented to the user, but is for the case where the field is optional.
- genderwhy 4y agoI would associate N/A more with agender (someone who has no gender) more than someone who has a gender but it is not listed. For me, my gender is applicable, it's just not in that list. "Not Listed" might be a better title for N/A? Edit: Just saw your edit, makes more sense. Still feels a little on the edge for me, but we're all going to have different needs out of something like this.
- sparkie 4y agoI was commenting mostly in jest anyway. The purpose of the standard is to give a numeric code which is language agnostic, for internationalization of forms and software. Adding other genders isn't really applicable, since there's no common meaning or terminology across languages. M and F are universally recognized because they're grounded in reality: Every language in the world has a term for them.