"Imagine if the public knew about TERFs, so many people would take their side."

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[–]neveragain 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Please note that these are not legally recognised genders, per se. I looked this up and the assertion that they are appears to be bad reporting. See this page: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/45675/does-new-york-city-legally-recognize-31-different-genders

NYC recognises 3 genders on birth certificates (M, F, and X for nonbinary).

The list here of "31 genders" is a guideline given on descriptors people may use when referring to their gender expression. It's tied in with anti-discrimination legislation based on gender identity and expression, but it doesn't mean these terms listed here are legally recognised as genders. This is why the list reads really weirdly and has repeating statements like "Female-to-Male" and "FTM". Trans people also don't describe their gender, specifically, using terms like "FTM" to begin with so you can see how this is a false narrative.

The real list of Tumblr genders that enbies can fall into is waaaay more out there.

[–]venecia 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

NYC recognises 3 genders on birth certificates (M, F, and X for nonbinary).

What the actual fuck. Medical professionals should be clearly stating the sex of the neonate for the purposes of the child's future healthcare.

And the fact that you can just choose the sex of your baby at birth against available evidence is batshit insane, and HAS raised some very fucked up children who struggle with mental health issues for life.

[–]tuesday 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

ha, please please would a woman who has just given birth PLEASE argue with the medical staff that they'd like a different sex on the birth certificate?

So, if you give birth to a boy, insist that the doctor or midwife has "obviously assigned the gender wrong, see, my child clearly prefers the pink blanket so is obviously a girl". Just terf them right to the top of terf mountain.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This seemed pretty legit to me.

[–]neveragain 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It is legit, in the sense that it is a leaflet published in 2015 by the NYC Commission on Human Rights. The descriptors listed are likely meant as a guide on terms commonly used when people refer to their gender identity or expression. We can infer this as the first page of the card specifically highlights gender ID and expression. That does not mean each of these descriptors are, individually, legally recognised genders. There is a difference. The page I linked goes into further detail about this leaflet.