oh that is going to end well

[vetran]

its an opportunity for IT contractors to change the gender field from M/F to hundreds of genders , Some databases will not be able to cope up with anything except M/F
kerching

ABI

Always Be Invoicing!!!

[Andy2]

its an opportunity for IT contractors to change the gender field from M/F to hundreds of genders , Some databases will not be able to cope up with anything except M/F
kerching

[vetran]

Do airlines?

https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/...tware_mistake/

indeed I very much doubt it.

[SueEllen]

I suspect most countries (however permissive) systems however won't currently support such a gender.

Do airlines?

https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/...tware_mistake/

[vetran]

Unless you are really thick, like the "I'm now Korean" person, as an LGBTQIA person you would already know what countries that are safe to travel to and would accept your passport. So you wouldn't for example travel to Saudi Arabia but would travel to the UK.

I suspect most countries (however permissive) systems however won't currently support such a gender.

[northernladuk]

I can see the lawyers rubbing their hands in glee as an avalanche of claims for mis-gendering pile in.

[SueEllen]

Unless you are really thick, like the "I'm now Korean" person, as an LGBTQIA person you would already know what countries that are safe to travel to and would accept your passport. So you wouldn't for example travel to Saudi Arabia but would travel to the UK.

[vetran]

Most people would accept a sex change with a medical certificate. X is just going to give border officers an excuse to be unpleasant.

This is a free for all, you choose. Those with an X are going to love the hassle they get travelling to certain countries.

[AtW]

Are there international standards about what information is contained on a passport?.

Yes

[ladymuck]

Are there international standards about what information is contained on a passport? I wonder how that will go down in countries that are less progressive.

[vetran]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...passports.html

Biden will allow Americans to choose non-binary as a gender option on passports and let applicants self-identify instead of providing medical certificates

• State Department announced new rules for genders on passports Wednesday
• Applicants who don't identify as male or female can choose a third option
• Adds to a growing a number of countries that have an 'X' gender option
• Officials also removed the need for medical certification if they want to change gender on their passport

hmm no bad hat is going to abuse that.