sjpllyon t1_irwy1w8 wrote
Reply to comment by VFequalsVeryFcked in New York residents who don't want to choose a gender can now choose "X" as a gender marker on a New York State license by maxcrazy
Valid points. But I will add this, maybe it's so the officer at the scene is able to identify quickly if a different gendered officer is required or even how to refer to them.
But honestly, I have no idea. I'm just trying to think of reasons on why it was put on them in the first place.
jgoble15 t1_irxooff wrote
I think part of it is also for emergency services. Might be a bit outdated now, but if a bad wreck happens they can use your license for identification to notify family and also have some basic health info. This is why I think they ask for sex, not gender, on the card
Khaldara t1_irxqnay wrote
Could just be one of those bureaucratic snowball effects too. “You must have a valid state drivers license to qualify for <some other document/service>. That document requires a sex declaration, that declaration must match another verified document, like your license, so now we just made it standard on all identification paperwork” or some other bean counting nonsense
alexjaness t1_irxtaul wrote
yes, so when the officer is tasering them and planting drugs on them they know their preferred pronoun.
(how did you know I'm American...is it the poor grammar and spelling?)
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