Canada issues warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S. (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 4 weeks ago by recursive_recursion@piefed.ca to c/lgbtq_plus

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/52636133

As an AMAB woman with an F on my ID I would be terrified of going to the US let alone someone with an X on their ID. Glade that the government is starting to realize.

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[-] AspieEgg 5 points 4 weeks ago

Ontario’s health card doesn’t even display a sex marker on it, though it is part of the information associated with the card. I really don’t understand why other forms of ID need it. It isn’t relevant toward identifying you or your ability to operate a vehicle. So why does it exist? Like you said: no reason at all!

[-] hildegarde 6 points 4 weeks ago

The US social security card does not have a gender marker. However, the database entry associated with the card does, and that database is what the feds use as the primary reference for determining someone's gender in federal systems.

There are no circumstances where an ID card would be unable identify an individual but for the gender marker. Gender markers should not exist. Gender shouldn't even be recorded.

Examining the genitals of newborn babies and recording the findings is weird unhinged behavior. It should not be normal.

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