• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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        6 months 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.

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            6 months 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?

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                6 months 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.

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                    6 months ago

                    Now you’re admitting that gender is a subjective thing based on societal norms. Which is the point.

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        6 months ago

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

        And yet…