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Thanks Peter, and thanks to the others who provided factual information on government ID considerations.
I am really interested in learning about these things because I do hope that one day we'll find a solution that everyone can agree on.
Arguments bring us to compromises and compromises lead to a result that can satisfy the needs of everyone to some point.
What I read last year was an article on intersex rights in Australia, it was not the ID that had the X's and Y's it was the voting registration. Some intersex voters decided that they would refuse to identify as male or female and this caused a recount resulting in the solution being that they could use their chromosomes to identify themselves on the voting ballot.
Don't quote me on that, I read the article a year ago and I've been looking for it unfruitfully for a couple days now but I promise to post it if I do come across it. I'm going to ask on another support group I'm on to see if anyone remembers reading it because I've searched the archives and theres some discussion about it on my other group.
On a similar note, I registered at a new health clinic today. Of course theres a freaking crises here for doctors and I can't seem to find one but my midwife got my foot in the door.
Big rainbow triangles everywhere, so impressed!
My midwife called me and told me I just had to see the doctor at this clinic because they are so positive and have other trans/queer/intersex patients.
So when I filled out my forms theres the all mighty gender marker which because they started the forms for me is already ticked as an F. So I ticked off the M too. Left the F.
Got up and brought the forms to the desk. Offered to explain why they were both ticked and she said no, I understand your condition it's alright, we just didn't know which you prefer and since you are here for midwifery services we did have to put female down for insurance purposes.
Then I told her how my last counselor missed our first apointment because she was looking for a female in the waiting room and I was the only person there.
She walked up to a lady and asked her if she was Ms... and I was like oh no. Mr. ..., right here!
So I do need to have both checked off. And I just feel that is more acurate and so does my clinic! I haven't even met my new doctor yet and already I'm so loving this clinic!
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