In the linked article, there are talks to let people in the UK choose what gender they would like to be associated with on passports. As you've heard me state in class on multiple occasions, I feel that the idea of selecting one's own gender to be comical to say the least. The article even goes on to say that people may now select from a third option of "X." What I don't understand from this designation is who is the target of such a change. Is this designation for those who identify themselves as transgender or hermaphroditic? Or is it more focused on individuals that simply don't want to be identified by their given gender. Either way I don't understand the logic behind such a decision. Or gender is encoded in our DNA, I just don't see any room for alternative suggestions on this topic. If a person decides to undergo gender reassignment surgery, they are just making superficial changes. It does not change that fact that genetically they are either a man or a woman.
Call me a skeptic if you wish, or that I'm intolerant. However it does not change the fact that people are born with an inherent gender that cannot be changed through surgery.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/19/home-office-gender-free-passports
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