Gender in Profiles?

[Lefty Scaevola]

hmmm,
is FOMWMw3C
a gender option?

 

[puglover]

Flag and Gender!

 

[Matrix]

I'm in favour of an addition of flags and gender too.

 

[Belle Du Jour]

I hate being misgendered (is that a word?)

 

[cromagnon]

Originally posted by Padma
I am a balding, middle-aged man. But I make no bones about it. To quote Popeye the Sailor: "I yam what I yam, an' 'ats all what I yam."

I honestly wasn't thinking about you, Padma, but that's just hilarious.

I hate being misgendered (is that a word?)

It can be, if you're an english major.

As someone who receives mail about once a month mis-identifying my gender, I can certainly comiserate about the feeling. If it's a sender I care about, I will correct them. If it's not, I will ignore them (not literally). I've seen several posters deal with it in this way, and it's quite effective. If you're mis-identified, just post a reply, correcting the error. Word of mouth, and use of gender-specific pronouns usually leads most people to the correct gender.

@Sirp, I understand your POV. I guess if a guy wants to lead an alternate gender on a message board, then that's his choice.