The American Sociological Association would like to know the gender of their members, so they asked them.So far so good.They asked them to pick ALL SEVEN that apply.WHAT?!?!?
The American Sociological Association, the leading professional organization for American sociologists, is now granting its members much greater leeway in how to define their gender identities.Previously, the ASA’s membership surveys only allowed three choices of gender: “male,” “female” and “prefer not to answer.”Now, as reported at Inside Higher Ed, members will have no fewer than seven options for their gender choice, with the added ability to select “all that apply.” The added options include “transgender male/transgender man,” “transgender female/transgender woman,” “genderqueer/gender non-conforming,” or another “preferred identity” of their choice not explicitly named.“Genderqueer” is defined by the Gender Equity Resource Center at the University of California-Berkeley as “A person whose gender identity is neither man nor woman, is between or beyond genders, or is some combination of genders.”
The meteor can't come soon enough.*subhead*Pick all seven that apply to you..*subhead*
