Gender marker and application forms

[Matthew J. F]

What bothers the hell out of me when it comes to filling out applications is to mark myself down as a Female in which I am not. I am forced of checking off the Female box due to the fact that I don't want to go to prison and to add on a felony criminal record for perjury.


Wouldn't it be great if they add on: FTM/MTF as an option?

[aurora17]

Most of the time, I don't fill that field. I leave it blank.

Sometimes, since it's generally in the order "M" followed by "F", I just write a "t" in between. 

Someday, I will put "F", and it won't be perjury. ahah.

[LordKAT]

I use an M. If it comes up, well that's what a carry letter helps with.

[DamagedChris]

I know in some places they actually can't require an answer on job applications to that. I leave it blank in that case.

I did actually go to a clinic the other day that had Trans as a checkable option on the form. Was awesome.

[Silver]

Bothers me too, but sometimes you have to.

Like with doctors and such. It's too bad, but someday I'll be legally male. And as close to physically male as I can get. Look forward.

[xxaussiexx]

I just leave it out if  I have to and sometimes they end up filling it out themselves so if they tick M, hey, they did it not me.  But like you've said, when u got to doc surgeries and such i always clench my teeth with frustration and tick the 'F'...I find it difficult to make pen meet paper when ticking the incorrect box.

[LordKAT]

as to docs, my clinic assigned me the M. My original clinic offered to change the f to M. I was in emergency room from an accident, they thought I was M due to my name and license, nor would they have known if i didn't tell them since they wondered about my binder when checking my heart.

[Cindy]

I tick them both.

Never had a question back. It's prepared; I'm TG but you didn't have a box to tick so I did both.

Cindy

[Radar]

I did actually go to a clinic the other day that had Trans as a checkable option on the form. Was awesome.

That's really cool. I've never seen that before.

[JonasCarminis]

at the psych clinic where i go, they had options for GENDER male, female, transgendered, androgynous, and other.  i checked male, trans, and androgynous.  my therapist was a little confused upon meeting me and seeing that id checked more than one