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US tells airlines to disregard ‘X’ sex markers on passports and input ‘M’ or ‘F’
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2025
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"You may not fly on our planes without explicitly disclosing details about the nature of your genitals."
Instructions unclear: I showed my genitals at O’Hare and now I am no longer allowed in.
Honestly I think it would make sense to remove gender from all forms of government identification… does it REALLY matter to anyone other than your medical practitioner?
To most people? No. But it really matters to Republicans what's in your pants.
Tricky trans people tricked them once in college, and they liked it. Can’t have that.
My phone, wallet, keys, and knife. That's as much detail as anyone needs.
Practically, yes. If the embassy were evacuating citizens, they’d need to know if the Tracey Warner they’re looking for is male or female.
How helpful is that discriminator going to be for someone who chooses to put X as their gender? Not to mention just being actively misleading for butch women of feminine men.
"I can't interact with you unless I know what your genitals look like"
"Wait, why aren't you color-coding your baby based on genetalia?"
But it's discrimination to make fat people pay nore for a ticket.