Re: [VCARDDAV] Rename SEX to GENDER

Joseph Smarr <jsmarr@gmail.com> Tue, 02 November 2010 15:40 UTC

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From: Joseph Smarr <jsmarr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:40:04 -0700
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It's more obvious what it means--"gender" directly implies
"male/female/other", whereas "sex" is more ambiguous and clinical. How many
signup forms on the web ask users for their "gender" vs" "sex"? I'd imagine
the former is far more common.

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Simon Perreault <simon.perreault@viagenie.ca
> wrote:

> WG,
>
> Could the proponents of renaming SEX to GENDER please succinctly explain
> the reasons for doing so? This will go on the slides for next week's
> meeting, so there's no reason for writing more than 2-3 lines.
>
> Thanks,
> Simon
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