Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 14:11     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If a gender is not needed why ask anyone for a gender? Same question for MD drivers license. Just leave it off.


Good question.

What is the logic behind having M/F/X if it doesn’t matter?


Because x is its own gender.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 13:54     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If a gender is not needed why ask anyone for a gender? Same question for MD drivers license. Just leave it off.


Because its a way of narrowing down info. If there are 2 Taylor Smiths and one is a M and one is an F this helps. Even if one is now an X its still helpful


LOL

That sounds bogus. You can have two Taylor Smiths who are both M.

DOB is really a better way to distinguish.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 13:25     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
Anonymous wrote:how to participate school competitive sports for "X" ?
would they be discriminated for being "X" either in the male or female teams ? or schools have to create a team with sex X ?


Interesting question. Wonder what MCpS has to say about this?

Will we now have an X soccer team in Middle schools?
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 12:52     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If a gender is not needed why ask anyone for a gender? Same question for MD drivers license. Just leave it off.


Because its a way of narrowing down info. If there are 2 Taylor Smiths and one is a M and one is an F this helps. Even if one is now an X its still helpful


What if there are 2 Taylor Smiths and both are Ms? Seems like a lot of trouble to have a whole box on a form just to distinguish between two people with the same first and last names if they are different genders.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 12:38     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
Anonymous wrote:how to participate school competitive sports for "X" ?
would they be discriminated for being "X" either in the male or female teams ? or schools have to create a team with sex X ?


I may be completely wrong, but im guessing most gender neutral kids are not that sporty.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 12:38     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
Anonymous wrote:If a gender is not needed why ask anyone for a gender? Same question for MD drivers license. Just leave it off.


Because its a way of narrowing down info. If there are 2 Taylor Smiths and one is a M and one is an F this helps. Even if one is now an X its still helpful
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 12:34     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
Anonymous wrote:I find the letter X offensive, as in x rated movies, not having a meaning in math.


Math wasn't your strong suit was it?
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 12:33     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
how to participate school competitive sports for "X" ?
would they be discriminated for being "X" either in the male or female teams ? or schools have to create a team with sex X ?
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 12:32     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
I find the letter X offensive, as in x rated movies, not having a meaning in math.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 12:02     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
Anonymous wrote:https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-offers-new-option-for-classifying-student-gender/

Students can now classify as X instead of being forced to choose Male of Female.


Shrug. Next topic.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 12:00     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
Oh for the love
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 11:59     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
My question is how many parents asked to have this change?

I know lots of parents have asked for lots of things from MCPS (smaller class sizes, for one!) and those parents are completely dismissed.

How many parents lobbied to have this changed? Maybe if we can get that many parents to lobby for smaller class sizes, then we could get that also?

Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 11:57     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
Anonymous wrote:If a gender is not needed why ask anyone for a gender? Same question for MD drivers license. Just leave it off.


Good question.

What is the logic behind having M/F/X if it doesn’t matter?
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 11:54     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
If a gender is not needed why ask anyone for a gender? Same question for MD drivers license. Just leave it off.
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2019 11:49     Subject: MCPS Offers Third Gender Classification for All Students
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/mcps-offers-new-option-for-classifying-student-gender/

Students can now classify as X instead of being forced to choose Male of Female.