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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 Thexalon on Monday February 18 2019, @04:34PM (2 children)
I know somebody who is intersex (that's the current technical term for it). That person uses female pronouns and name, and I've never seen nor cared about the details of her genitals, but she's very clear that they aren't one of the 2 more common packages.
She's not what I would describe as "ill" or "sick": She was born with unusual genitals, yes, but that hasn't stopped her from holding down a job, having a by-all-appearances-happy long-term romance, or maintaining her physical and mental health, so what's the problem? She can't have biological kids, but lots of otherwise healthy people can't have biological kids.
"Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday February 18 2019, @04:45PM (1 child)
And a lot of healthy people shouldn't have biological kids. From a wisdom standpoint not a "there should be a law" standpoint.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Monday February 18 2019, @05:56PM
Alas, as per Idiocracy, a common phenomenon is those that should not have kids screwing up and having kids, while people who would make great parents go childless.
"Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin