A couple of days ago, a representative of the transit authority handed me a survey. I am happy to provide any feedback that improves train service, so I promptly filled it out. But imagine my surprise when, after being forced to identify my age, profession, income, race, and non-Hispanic status with multiple-choice checkboxes, they left another key question open to, um, greater interpretation:
What is your gender (example: male, female)? _________________________
A simple lazy error or a anti-discriminatory concession to aneuploids? I wonder.
… or those who identify as intersex, one of whom I met in Michigan and would actually appreciate this quite a bit.