No Gender

[Guest Zabrak]

So today - when it gets to a time that people are awake. lol I will be going around changing my ID that Canadians use. Changing my old female name on them to my new legal male name.

We have five types of ID, six counting student cards. Two types we only need to show if we travel outside of the country. Which is our passport and birth certificate...both the passport and birth certificate has gender on it.

However, if you aren't traveling outside the country the only ID you need to use daily has NO GENDER MARKER on it, only your name and the other info the cards have. These are your Medical Card ID, Social Insurance Number(card for working here legally), and your photo ID which is marked by the province you live in. For students(like myself) we also have student ID.(I suppose theres also the drivers license if you drive, but I don't.) Also, in Canada work places are NOT allowed to make you mark down your gender for job applications. This is due to the no gender discrimination laws that go all the way throughout Canada.

I was so shocked to find out I never have to out my gender for daily things. I've never really looked over all the cards info. Because well, a lot of them are really old and I never bothered checking. I just always handed them to the proper people that needed to see them then shoved it back in their safe box after. Yeah, I have been ignorant to the world, really, till I started to transition and really get out there.

Happy Zabrak this morning.

[Guest Elizabeth K]

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I knew Canada had good stuff going for it, I mean you have to tolerate all that snow and freezing weather all the time - so there must be a reason you stay there!

GO ZAB GO

Lizzy

[Guest Zabrak]

Haha. I WISH it was cold right now. The heat in summer kills me.

Thanks, Lizzy.

I moved the topic to the Passing Forums, seeing as I think its suits this place better.

[Sally]

Congratulations Zabrak,

That is just wonderful we have to have a letter with proof of surgery to change the gender markings on our IDs in most states and some don't have any provision for changing the Birth Certificate.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest StrandedOutThere]

That's really cool! Go Canada!!

I bet you ARE happy. That's so awesome!

[Guest Zabrak]

Thanks Sally and Strand!

In B.C I'm allowed to legally change my gender. I have to at lest wait a year living as male full time(on my 7th month now) and have a doctors note, then fill out the proper forms and hope it doesn't take forever to process. No form is easy to fill out and I'm sure they require a lot for it. But its a lot better then not being allowed to do it.

[Guest Neuro]

Huh, that is so cool! Lucky awesome Canada and it's.... good ID's. XD

I don't think that exists in America, they say if you put down your name or gender wrong on an application it is against the law of misinformation, and you can go to JAIL o____O I-IS THAT TRUE OTL

[Guest Evan_J]

See this just illustrates what I've wondered about the U.S. ; why is there this "obsession" with what sex someone is? Canada is actually the day-to-day evidence that you don't need to know what sex someone is in order for them to function. How does what's between someone's legs influence the driving of a car? Bad driving is bad driving. If you go into a bar and order a drink do you honestly need to know if you are serving a male or female or are you just supposed to be concerned with the age?n If you hired me and were following the non-discrimination laws, its superfilous as to whether my ID says "M" or "F". Same getting car insurance. Worry about what the hell I'm doin in the car not what sex I am while I'm doin it.