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New York Plans to Make Gender Personal Choice
Hi all story in the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/) about “New York City is moving forward with a plan to let people alter the sex on their birth certificate even if they have not had sex-change surgery”
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/nyregion/07gender.html?ei=5090&en=2586a6f49b530f49&ex=1320555600&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1163073932-TGIEyb8SZS14Yjk4M0kSpwFound at http://boingboing.net/ An interesting read an a wide range of things.
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Thanks for posting that Daniel. Its very interesting.
I think ‘self identification’ of gender is becoming [hopefully!] the norm in legislation.
The Equal Opportunities Commission Victoria publication on Gender Identity covers ‘part timers’ – and not just those who are full time and transitioning. This is part of the section covering gender identity.
Discrimination is treating someone unfairly or unfavourably because of a personal characteristic. In Victoria it is against the law to discriminate against someone because of their actual or assumed gender identity.
What does gender identity mean?
Gender identity means self-identification as a person of the relevant gender. A person may identify as a member of a particular gender by their style of dress, medical intervention or by other means, including a change of name. Medical intervention may include hormone therapy, counselling and sex reassignment surgery.Who is protected against discrimination and harassment?
You do not need to have had or be planning surgery, hormone therapy or other treatment to be protected from discrimination on the basis of gender identity in Victoria. You are protected if your gender identity is genuine and you:want to live as a member of your self-identified gender
are in the process of transitioning to your self-identified gender
have lived, or are currently living, as a member of your self-identified gender
are intersexual (born with anatomy or physiology different to current ideas of what constitutes male and female)
adopt the characteristics of the relevant gender in part of your life, such as dressing in the manner of your self-identified gender.I’m sure the other states have similar legislation.
Of course, New York is going even further and, I believe, so does the UK Act. It seems to be a sensible and practical approach given the diversity of transgenders and crossdressers.
Fiona xx
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I tend to disagree with the grey area of transgenderism. I am transforming but in my opinion I would not call myself female until SRS. Then you can stand naked in front of the mirror and say “I am woman”
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That’s self identification Jane.
The only thing I would say is that if you are living full time then surely you would expect others to treat you as a female with the same courtesies irrespective of whether your plumbing has been fixed?
Treat people as [the gender] they present is the general rule.
Fiona xx
Quote:I tend to disagree with the grey area of transgenderism. I am transforming but in my opinion I would not call myself female until SRS. Then you can stand naked in front of the mirror and say “I am woman”
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I have for a few years now held the view that the listing of male or female on a birth certificate is irrelevant and an out dated practise; infact, is an open invitation to discrimination from the day we are born.
God knows I can’t stand Americans and their politics but even I have to applaud this government agency for seeking to eliminate gender nomination on its forms.
