Anonymous wrote:I get that the fines seem extreme but, really, is it that hard to address someone how they wish to be addressed? Is it any skin off your nose? It may seem silly to some but... So what?

NP here. This.

This isn't about bumping into someone on the street and accidentally saying "excuse me, sir" instead of "excuse me, madam" or something.

This is so that people can't be harassed at work and stuff.

OP wants to histrionically and irrationally pretend this is a bad thing and it's not. In my experience, the people who are the most against this sort of thing are the people who internally feel a lot of anguish about their own gender identity but felt they didn't have a choice but to pretend to be straight for life. Then they police others' gender identities and rail against any progress in society that would allow others the fluidity they felt they were denied.

OP, it's not too late to reach out to someone to get help for yourself.

Come to think of it, "zhe" sounds a bit Russian, nyet?

How about "it"? Seems to cover it LOL

Anonymous wrote:I'm as liberal as they come and I think this is mind-bogglingly ridiculous.

Did Comrade DiBlasio think this up?!

If so, it makes me miss Rudy. He could cross-dress, but wouldn't have subscribed to any of this nonsense.

OP, a/k/a "asshole" would be at high risk given its belligerence on this matter. I would imagine it would be at risk for the $250,000 fine, which can be applied in cases of "willful, wanton, or malicious conduct."

I get that the fines seem extreme but, really, is it that hard to address someone how they wish to be addressed? Is it any skin off your nose? It may seem silly to some but... So what?

Anonymous wrote:This is not op

But why is the fine so high? Can't people make mistakes without costing so much? Honestly curious!

It's not about mistakes. It's about illegal discrimination by "covered entities." i.e., you cannot deny housing or employment to someone because s/h/ze is transgendered. Same protection as race, sex, etc. There's nothing wrong with this.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gauge from your cryptic tone that you think this is a problem.

I do not. And I think you're a bad person if you do.

I'd prefer it if you address me with "zyour" and "zyou." I will assume that you didn't know my preference when you posted, but please accommodate my preference from now on.

I prefer to address you as "asshole." You will abide my preference. Thanks.

You're lucky we're not in New York City, pal! I'm sure we'll have these laws everywhere soon though...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gauge from your cryptic tone that you think this is a problem.

I do not. And I think you're a bad person if you do.

I'd prefer it if you address me with "zyour" and "zyou." I will assume that you didn't know my preference when you posted, but please accommodate my preference from now on.

I prefer to address you as "asshole." You will abide my preference. Thanks.

I prefer to be referred to as a duck.

When I go in for a job interview in NYC, I expect everyone else to respond to my quacking.

Mock me and I will sue you.

Got it?

This is not op

But why is the fine so high? Can't people make mistakes without costing so much? Honestly curious!

Anonymous wrote:I gauge from your cryptic tone that you think this is a problem.

I do not. And I think you're a bad person if you do.

I'd prefer it if you address me with "zyour" and "zyou." I will assume that you didn't know my preference when you posted, but please accommodate my preference from now on.

I'm as liberal as they come and I think this is mind-bogglingly ridiculous.

I gauge from your cryptic tone that you think this is a problem.

I do not. And I think you're a bad person if you do.

Welcome to the twilight zone.

"Covered entities may avoid violations of the NYCHRL by creating a policy of asking everyone what their preferred gender pronoun is so that no individual is singled out for such questions and by updating their systems to allow all individuals to self-identify their names and genders."

"Some transgender and gender non-conforming people prefer to use pronouns other than he/him/his or she/her/hers, such as they/them/theirs or ze/hir."

"The Commission can impose civil penalties up to $125,000 for violations, and up to $250,000 for violations that are the result of willful, wanton, or malicious conduct."

http://www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/downloads/pdf/publications/GenderID_InterpretiveGuide_2015.pdf