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See if you can guess which/how many options were available for the gender and sexuality parts of an EO form I just had to fill in…

62 replies

lpsyUpsyDaisyDoo · 01/08/2022 23:58

Had to fill in an equal opps form as part of the onboarding process for my new job.

Curious to see if anybody can correctly say how many and/or which options there were to choose from in the gender and sexuality parts of the form (not including “other” and “prefer not to say”).

Anyone care to venture a guess?

OP posts:
MrsTerryPratchett · 02/08/2022 18:31

lpsyUpsyDaisyDoo · 02/08/2022 18:08

Well, the grand total was… (drum roll please)

  1. Each. Plus Other and Prefer Not To Say.

For gender, we had-
1 Agender
2 Demiboy
3 Demigirl
4 Female
5 Gender nonconforming
6 Gender questioning
7 Genderqueer
8 Male
9 Nonbinary
10 Transfeminine
11 Transgender
12 Transitioning
13 Transmasculine

And for sexuality-

1 Asexual
2 Bi-curious
3 Bisexual
4 Closeted
5 Fluid
6 Gay
7 Heterosexual/Straight
8 Homosexual
9 Lesbian
10 Pansexual
11 Polyamorous
12 Queer
13 Questioning

And they still managed to miss out DD's choice of sexuality, which just proves how nonsensical this is.

SausagePourHomme · 02/08/2022 18:30

someone's worked very hard to get as long a list as they can

is there really a gender of 'transitioning'?

would your employer really need to know if you were 'bi-curious'?

I'm surprised they haven't got 'straight but I feel a bit funny when keeley hawes is on TV' as an option.

why would anyone give their employer this much information about their private life?

RandomMess · 02/08/2022 18:25

FFS

Skinterior · 02/08/2022 18:23

Ha - we've been invited to fill in similar at our place. I'm currently completely ignoring it but now I've read this I'm tempted to go see if our HR dept reaches similar levels of madness

Henddraig · 02/08/2022 18:20

What’s the point of having closeted on the form? If you tick it, you aren’t?

FlibbertyGiblets · 02/08/2022 18:19

For crying out loud, this is the sort of thing that gives Equal opps a bad name.

Is it a civil service post?

Thelnebriati · 02/08/2022 18:15

For a serious grown up job?

Original poster
lpsyUpsyDaisyDoo · 02/08/2022 18:08

Well, the grand total was… (drum roll please)

  1. Each. Plus Other and Prefer Not To Say.

For gender, we had-
1 Agender
2 Demiboy
3 Demigirl
4 Female
5 Gender nonconforming
6 Gender questioning
7 Genderqueer
8 Male
9 Nonbinary
10 Transfeminine
11 Transgender
12 Transitioning
13 Transmasculine

And for sexuality-

1 Asexual
2 Bi-curious
3 Bisexual
4 Closeted
5 Fluid
6 Gay
7 Heterosexual/Straight
8 Homosexual
9 Lesbian
10 Pansexual
11 Polyamorous
12 Queer
13 Questioning

OP posts:
YetAnotherSpartacus · 02/08/2022 12:24

Placemarking.

Gender
Man
woman
non-binary
bi-gender
genderqueer
agender
pangender
neutosis (sp. - spell check wants 'neurosis').

Sexuality
Gay
Lesbian
Queer
pansexual
asexual
Menopausal - all men look like slugs

StarCourt · 02/08/2022 12:18

My guess is 23

BernardBlacksWineIcelolly · 02/08/2022 12:12

Bum, someone’s had 17. That’s my favourite number

primes are superior to all other numbers, obviously

PinotPony · 02/08/2022 12:08

Gender - 74 (I googled it!)

DameHelena · 02/08/2022 12:00

I don't know how many but I hope they included the option to identify as a cat: meowself Grin
If I come across a form that says 'gender' not 'sex', I scribble through 'gender' and put 'my sex is female'.

IcakethereforeIam · 02/08/2022 11:41

Bookmark, I'm on tenterhooks.

Oh, and 42, go with the classics.

MauisLeftNipple · 02/08/2022 11:26

Gender - 17
Sexual orientation - 9
(Adds up to 26 ie all the letters of the alphabet!)

senua · 02/08/2022 10:50

I'm going for 57.

Original poster
lpsyUpsyDaisyDoo · 02/08/2022 10:48

lovelyweathertoday · 02/08/2022 07:16

Gender ~ 3 (male/female/prefer not to say)

Sexual orientation - 4 (homosexual / heterosexual/ bisexual/prefer not to say)

Too sensible?

Wayyyy too sensible Grin

OP posts:
achillestoes · 02/08/2022 09:49

Eleventy four.

LK1972 · 02/08/2022 07:26

Thanks OP, mildly reassured not all's lost in CSSmile

lovelyweathertoday · 02/08/2022 07:16

Gender ~ 3 (male/female/prefer not to say)

Sexual orientation - 4 (homosexual / heterosexual/ bisexual/prefer not to say)

Too sensible?

Original poster
lpsyUpsyDaisyDoo · 02/08/2022 07:00

LK1972 · 02/08/2022 01:25

To clarify op, you mean how many options did you have applying as an Executive Officer for UK Civil Service?

Fuck only knows! ( I'd like to add a disclaimer here, but am currently struggling)

Eh? No, EO (in this instance) stands for equal opportunities, so the form you fill in stating various things such as race, religion, disability etc etc.

OP posts:
LK1972 · 02/08/2022 01:25

To clarify op, you mean how many options did you have applying as an Executive Officer for UK Civil Service?

Fuck only knows! ( I'd like to add a disclaimer here, but am currently struggling)

MrsTerryPratchett · 02/08/2022 01:05

Redshoeblueshoe · 02/08/2022 00:28

MrsTP you might be right - what if it's 2 !

Are you picking 2? <cagey>

LemonSwan · 02/08/2022 00:36

14?

Redshoeblueshoe · 02/08/2022 00:28

MrsTP you might be right - what if it's 2 !