Baby Becomes World's First to Have Gender Marked 'Unknown'
Hey Steemians,
Happy day before the 4th of July. I figured that I'd take today and share an article that I read earlier today announcing that a Canadian baby has become the first in the world without a gender designation on their health card. One of the child's parents, Kori Doty, who identifies as neither male nor female, has decided to let the child decide what they would like to be (from a gender perspective) when they grown up. Kori said 'a visual inspection at birth is not capable of determining a person's gender'.
Searyl's health-card has a 'U' under sex. Credit: Gender-Free ID Coalition
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on the topic but what boggles my mind, more than the actual article itself, are the brutal comments that people have down in the comments section of the article.
You literally have everything from:
what a bunch of mutants. They shouldn't be allowed to reproduce
to
Some people here should be disgusted with themselves who are you to judge anyone for whether they want to be male or female. You're the ones that are wrong with this world not those who choose to live differently or be something unique.
In this day in age, where there is so much protest going on about equal rights, why should it still be a surprise when someone wants to identify their child as 'unknown' from a gender standpoint. There are so many other things to be 'worried' about in this world that having to bash this family for a decision that they felt like making, just seems counterproductive. Regardless, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, good or bad.
What are your thoughts?
Source Article:
Baby Becomes World's First to Have Gender Marked 'Unknown'
-JackThaR1ppir
My thought on this is that they should mark the child's gender as to what it is on their birth certificate. As the child grows they can of course choose to be what they want to be, that is not for me to judge. But to tell them from the start that it is unknown, what gender they are, is kind of saying what they were born as was not normal, and it is completely normal. Bring them in to the world as a boy or girl, whichever it is, and then give them the freedom to decide if they want to change or choose a different gender.
Hey @superruth - Agreed. Also, because it's the 'first' of its kind, I feel like the child is going to have a rough upbringing being known as the 'first'...which at the end of the day, is a reflection on the parents. Curious to see how much legs this gets...
Thanks for the reply.
-JackThaR1ppir
Thanks for the vote mate ;o)
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Take care!
-JackThaR1ppir
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