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U.S. Airlines to Offer New Gender Options for Non-Binary Passengers
Air travelers who want to will soon be able to choose a gender option other than "male" or "female" when buying their tickets.
The new "undisclosed" or "unspecified" options are meant to make things easier for travelers and airlines as a growing number of local, state and national governments issue identification documents with alternative gender choices, according to Airlines for America, a trade group that represents many major United States carriers.
"U.S. airlines value a culture of diversity and inclusion, both in the workplace and for our passengers," the group said in a statement.
The Transportation Security Administration requires that travelers have gender markers associated with their tickets that match the identification documents they present at agency checkpoints. The new standard will make it easier for passengers who are gender nonconforming to travel with documents that more accurately represent their identities.
Delta Air Lines, which left the Airlines for America trade group in 2015, will also offer the new options.
If you're even flying at all, I'd suggest picking "Undisclosed" or "Unspecified" simply as a way to mess with the TSA.
Also at The Daily Beast, MarketWatch, and USA Today.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday February 18 2019, @08:58AM (2 children)
Good argument. Why do they want to know? Do females get more comfortable seats? Didn't think so. Do males always get the windows seats? Didn't think so. Some difference in the menu offered? Again, I didn't think so. I'm going to get precisely the same service, or lack thereof, whether I'm male or female, so they don't really need to know diddlysquat about me.
(Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Monday February 18 2019, @11:38AM
I seriously think it is because they want to know how nice they have to be while groping your genitals. And which gender gets to grope you. I suppose female TSA groper might be uncomfortable groping a penis, and a male TSA groper would try to avoid knowing he gets aroused groping tits of a man. That's all I can think of.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by slinches on Monday February 18 2019, @03:56PM
It's a bit morbid to think about, but it's likely for identification purposes in the event of a horrific crash. Burned and mangled bodies can still generally be identified as male or female by their bone structure. Knowing how many of each are on board can be helpful in determining the identity of the remains by excluding ~1/2 of the options.