I got my taxes done today...handed the clerk all my papers, and even though everything I handed her was plastered with "FEMALENAME* she still used all male pronouns with me, even addressed me as Chris (which is also the shortened version of my birthname).  I figured, ok, maybe they were just being polite or not paying attention...

Then I called a place for car insurance the same day, and over the phone rattled off *BIRTHNAME* as well as all my car infos to start a new thing...he also called me all male pronouns over the phone. Then he stops and says "um, there is a discrepancy in your vehicle history...it says female on one of your claims." So then I said yes, that's correct. He then stops, quiet, and replies, "so I don't mean to be rude, but are you male or female so I can change it on your form?" I laugh, explain my gender marker still reads female.

It seems like sometimes even blatantly female things just don't click with people. I was even addressed by my full name by the insurance guy and still didn't click, lol...not tat i'm complaining Also it seems my ID needs to be updated...people no longer believe my picture is me.

Lucky you.

I think thats all too amazing! Congrats man, I know several guys who would kill to pass as well as you do!

Quote from: kisschittybangbang on January 28, 2010, 11:34:30 PM
I think thats all too amazing! Congrats man, I know several guys who would kill to pass as well as you do!

heh ditto! 

Also seems to suggest that the message is getting across to people.

Congratulations to you and to the people you deal with.

The same thing has happened to me this week, i might not pass consistently in public but I damn well do over the phone. I rang up university to get my papers sorted out and the guy very bashfully said that there had been a mistake and i was listed as female, so i just told him to change it!  Never look a gift horse in the mouth i say!

Awesome!

Went to get my license pic changed today and the look on the clerk's face was priceless--she didn't think it was me. Kept denying it could be me til she looked very hard and then said, "well, that COULD be you, maybe..." XD .... at the time I think the goatee scruff I'm managing to grow threw her off a bit (YAY FACIAL HAIR FINALLY STARTING IN!!!).