Which box do you tick on forms if you're gender critical?

[Strugglingtodomybest]

I just had to fill in an online form, and it asked for my gender. The choices were: male, female, or other.

As ever, this annoyed me as what they, presumably, actually want to know is my sex.

I ended up ticking other. Then I got to thinking that, if a large amount of people tick other, they won't actually get the stats they want, and maybe they'll change back to using sex on forms.

What do you think?

I really don't get why asking for gender is a valid question. How is it useful to know?

No because it will look like there are millions ofnonbinaries or something and they will make policies about that.

I cross out gender, write Sex over it and then tick female. I do it every time. I know it is a bit petty and probably achieves very little but at least I don't feel like I am subscribing to 'gender' nonsense.

Of course this doesn't help with online forms - in those cases I roll my eyes and carry on.

I cross out gender, write sex and put female

I do the same as ThePankhurstConnection
Online forms don’t allow for that though, which is when I feel most ragey.

Yes, I should have said, I cross it out on paper forms too, but I'm wondering what the best thing to do on online forms is.

No because it will look like there are millions ofnonbinaries or something and they will make policies about that.

But as non binary apparently covers anyone who doesn't believe in gender, isn't that a good thing?

I really don't get why asking for gender is a valid question. How is it useful to know?

Exactly. I'm sure what they really want to know is what sex we are. So if we all tick other then surely they'll get pissed off with not getting the actual info they want, and revert back to asking about sex? Possibly.

Like others I cross out 'gender' and write 'sex'.

Online forms are difficult, but there is often a space for you to write something at the end. I write that sex and gender are different things, and ask them to change the form.

I just tick female.

Do they want to know our sex though? I've never made sense of the question. My local gp had a brief questionnaire when logging in to their wifi, it asks the gender question.

Well yes of course they really want to know the sex

A woman (sex) can suffer from cervical cancer

A person who believes their “gender to be female” but are biologically male cannot

Well there’s one big online form we’re all going to have to fill in, in two years time- the census. It does ask for “sex” but guidance notes will state that you can tick a sex which is different to your birth certificate.

Just what is the fucking point of gathering such data?!

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7464527/amp/Experts-warn-new-trans-friendly-guidelines-wreck-crucial-plans-Britains-future.html

Here’s one out there theory:

Eg doctors need to know sex. However they don’t want to antagonize trans patients. But they know they will be able to tell what sex the patient is when they see them so they ask gender so they’ll be able to figure out which patients are trans rather than any old male or female, and so needs to be asked about hormones and such, as relevant for the care received.

But nah it’s probably because somewhere along the line they were taught by HR is a more “inclusive” term than sex.

I tick “Other” and then write that my sex is female, if there’s a box.

I agree with you, if we all tick other, it might annoy them. Might begin to use genderfree, come to think of it. I used to transcribe feedback forms. The tick boxes are easy. If there’s a box you have to stop and type. And as you said, if they don’t get the info they need on sufficient occasions, maybe they’ll go back to asking properly.