The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will no longer update a transgender person’s driver’s license with their correct gender identity, according to an internal agency memo sent last week — a move that was not prompted by any new law.
Fifth paragraph:
The agency’s memo states that “misrepresenting one’s gender, understood as sex, on a driver’s license constitutes fraud” and would expose someone to criminal and civil penalties, including the cancellation, suspension or revocation of their license.
Headline:
Trans people in Florida can no longer update their driver’s licenses: A new state rule may expose trans people to criminal or civil penalties if they try to update their documentation.
As I said, they need to enter their sex. The article (and your quotes of it) say they should not enter the gender of their choosing. Or do you agree with Republicans that sex and gender are the same thing?
I disagree that “sex” on a driver’s license means “biological sex.”
The article very clearly describes that sex, not gender, needs to be entered into the form. That is how one gets and renews a driver’s license in Florida. And again, I would like to re-iterate, transgender people are free to get and renew drivers licenses in Florida. The article’s title is simply not supported by the facts or even the article’s contents.
Yes, I realize what it says. Just because the people who make licenses don’t know the difference between sex and gender doesn’t mean they actually want to know the biological sex of the person being issued on the card.
Otherwise, please explain to me why biological sex is a necessary thing to have on an identification card and gender is not.
Oh please. You know what you’re doing right now and you know what the purpose of this law is.
The use of the word “sex” on identification cards predates our more recent understanding of the words “sex” and “gender.”
The acceptance of trans folks never hinged on the definitions of those words. It’s a useful framework to begin understanding the difference between the social aspects of your sex (gender) versus the biological aspects of your sex.
It’s a common mistake of the left to fall into the trap of debating this point like it actually matters to conservatives. There isn’t a conservative on the planet who gives a shit about the difference or who will change their feelings toward trans people depending on how those words are used.
Don’t play coy. You know why this law exists. It has nothing to do with Webster’s dictionary.
Arli Christian, a senior policy counsel for the ACLU, said that their organization is working to understand what Florida’s policy will mean in practice. Although the agency cannot amend state law, it can refuse to issue a license if an applicant has committed fraud — and now, “misrepresenting one’s gender” would count as fraud.
Arli and the article only use “may” and “could” because we have no instances of it in practice yet and they can’t directly assert the policy’s intention as hastily. But it is simple: If you don’t add your biological sex, they can count it as fraud and subsequently refuse to update your documents. We’re all commenting on it because it’s so simple and obvious. It’s Florida. We know what they’re doing.
Literally the first paragraph of the article:
Fifth paragraph:
Headline:
So in what way is the headline not supported?
As I said, they need to enter their sex. The article (and your quotes of it) say they should not enter the gender of their choosing. Or do you agree with Republicans that sex and gender are the same thing?
I disagree that “sex” on a driver’s license means “biological sex.” Because that really doesn’t matter on a driver’s license, does it?
The article very clearly describes that sex, not gender, needs to be entered into the form. That is how one gets and renews a driver’s license in Florida. And again, I would like to re-iterate, transgender people are free to get and renew drivers licenses in Florida. The article’s title is simply not supported by the facts or even the article’s contents.
Yes, I realize what it says. Just because the people who make licenses don’t know the difference between sex and gender doesn’t mean they actually want to know the biological sex of the person being issued on the card.
Otherwise, please explain to me why biological sex is a necessary thing to have on an identification card and gender is not.
God forbid a trans person sees a male/female field on a form and puts down their gender! Right to jail!
Oh please. You know what you’re doing right now and you know what the purpose of this law is.
The use of the word “sex” on identification cards predates our more recent understanding of the words “sex” and “gender.”
The acceptance of trans folks never hinged on the definitions of those words. It’s a useful framework to begin understanding the difference between the social aspects of your sex (gender) versus the biological aspects of your sex.
It’s a common mistake of the left to fall into the trap of debating this point like it actually matters to conservatives. There isn’t a conservative on the planet who gives a shit about the difference or who will change their feelings toward trans people depending on how those words are used.
Don’t play coy. You know why this law exists. It has nothing to do with Webster’s dictionary.
The ACLU: This is complicated
You: It’s simple.
Obviously some rando on the internet knows better than a nonprofit dealing with these types of issues daily.
Arli and the article only use “may” and “could” because we have no instances of it in practice yet and they can’t directly assert the policy’s intention as hastily. But it is simple: If you don’t add your biological sex, they can count it as fraud and subsequently refuse to update your documents. We’re all commenting on it because it’s so simple and obvious. It’s Florida. We know what they’re doing.
Dunno how x or xxy people gonna follow the law, since Florida doesn’t define sex in state law.
It’s a shitty source that’s trying to get people angry for clicks.
These people do not argue in good faith.
You know how doesn’t argue in good faith? Conservatives.