If this sounds hateful or rude or whatever, that is not the intention. I know some of this are arguments the bigots might use. I am just trying to gather facts. And, I am TG. I am not some man or woman who is so insecure about my gender that I look to bash others. Anyways...
Today I went to donate plasma. A couple months ago I was in the hospital getting cellulitis treated. I have no clue HOW I caught that but whatever. A few weeks later i had a follow-up appt for the cellulitis.
Anyways, on my D.L. it has an "M" for sex. I had my name years ago changed to something distinctly female. However, I haven't had any surgeries, therapy, fancy papers, or any of that stuff that some TS do, specifically the gender marker on the I.D. I do not even know what the rule is for that in Indiana, nor do I care much. I present as a woman best I can, I am sure most people figure it out pretty quick, and having some piece of ID saying I am one or the other isn't going to help me "pass" anyways.
With the plasma donation, doctor visit, and the hospital though - on their paperwork I am listed as female. That is great of course, but with my semi-obvious trannyness and gender marker saying M, do doctors and medical professionals just list me as female based on my presentation and trying to avoid a discrimination suit? I tell you the most awkward part is being asked questions about pregnancy and when my last menstrual cycle was. In none of these three cases was i asked about gender.
Alright so in society, work, whatever - yeah if someone is presenting as a certain gender, the polite thing to do is treat them as such. But in a medical setting, wouldn't it be better for the patient, from a medical standpoint to recognize a patient as their birth gender? What if something serious came up where the patient HAD to be medically treated as birth gender?
Or, does it all go back to recognizing their preferred gender and trying to avoid a discrimination suit?