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Has the GENDER question changed on the Govt Covid test reporting site?

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TedImgoingmad · 22/04/2021 09:39

I don't know if I am remembering it wrong. I have been filling the online reporting form out for my DC for weeks. I have got to the point of doing it on autopilot. I am pretty sure that when it came to the "sex" question, they always asked for "gender" instead. I remember the irritation.

This morning, when I filled it out, there was no mention of gender. Or sex for that matter. It asked:

"Which of the following is on your medical records?

Male
Female
Neither"

I am 99% sure that wasn't the question I answered when I last filled this form in on Sunday.

Anyone else notice this change? Or was it ever thus and I have a false memory?

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MagpiePi · 22/04/2021 10:18

Who would have 'neither'?

Erkrie · 22/04/2021 10:06

Weird options. What if someone has both on their record 🤔

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TedImgoingmad · 22/04/2021 10:03

Phew, glad I wasn't imagining things!

I guess it is a step in the right direction, but they are still not going to get the right answer in some cases, are they? I assume some trans people will have both the words "male" and "female" on their medical records.

So frustrated at the Government pussy footing around an important question that the vast majority of people do not find controversial. It's just pathetic, actually.

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ChaosTrulyReigns · 22/04/2021 10:00

Screenshot from 14th September.

I was so irked I saved it for posterity.

Has the GENDER question changed on the Govt Covid test reporting site?
IloveJKRowling · 22/04/2021 09:49

The gender question annoyed me too to the point that last time I considered not bothering testing and just isolating for 10 day!. It's bloody annoying when there's no option but to tick a 'gender' box (and also, incidentally, quite transphobic to non binary people when they only present two options - so clearly conflating gender with sex).

When it comes to medical stuff like this it really should be sex.

I hope it's changed (not done it recently).

Whatwouldscullydo · 22/04/2021 09:47

Yes I nearly started a thread about it but things were a bit crazy on here so I held off.

It still conflated sex and gender though.

I'm.sure it said what gender is on your medical records and the summary still says gender.

Not good enough. Sex is whats relevant..more men are dying after all.

CatChant · 22/04/2021 09:43

Yes, it has. I noticed it last week and was so pleased.

Like you, I always muttered in irritation when I came to it and it asked for 'gender' instead of sex.

The tide is turning.Smile

NancyDrawed · 22/04/2021 09:43

I noticed this too and inwardly cheered, although in the summary page it still comes up as 'Gender'

A small step in the right direction, I yhink, although the 'neither' is a bit of a fudge.

StandWithYou · 22/04/2021 09:42

Interested I this - I thought it had changed too but not sure of exact wording.