• proleEnglish
        3·
        11 days ago

        Intersex. And there are more of them than trans people per 100k, I believe. Yet somehow they’re never brought up.

        Many (maybe most?) end up getting some type of gender-affirming surgery very early on, but not always. And who knows, going forward.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            6·
            11 days ago

            You cannot put down both or none on any government form that does not consider gender to be a non-biological thing.

            Laws are not supposed to be selectively applied. If they can put down whichever one they choose, you are admitting your definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ do not apply to how society works.

            I know “the exception that proves the rule” is a fun phrase, but it’s not actually how things work.

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
                2·
                11 days ago

                Again, laws are not supposed to be selectively applied. If they can put ‘man’ or ‘woman’ on any form, so can anyone else. Or do you think they need some sort of confirmation by a doctor before they’re allowed to fill out any sort of government forms?

                  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
                    2·
                    11 days ago

                    And so what if they do? Nobody is throwing you in jail for selecting the “wrong” box.

                    Oh, so you can be whatever gender you want? We agree.

          • proleEnglish
            3·
            11 days ago

            If intersex people are an edge case, then so are trans people.

            And yet…