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Originally Posted by Wormius
I suppose what I find would be troubling is still how does the front line staff identify who to let in? "You don't look like you are trying hard enough to look like a woman, so you can't come in" isn't going to go over well. I mean, you will probably have a share of trolls playing that angle, but is that the position some companies take? If yo don't look like you are putting in some standard level of effort to appear feminine then you aren't permitted? Then you are just creating divisive classes based on physical appearance.
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Quick, what's the thing in your wallet that almost everyone has that includes things like your name, age,
sex, and other crucial identifying information?
Changing your sex on government issued I.D. isn't extremely difficult, but does take some time, money (for new I.D., documents, etc), and commitment. Things that most trans people have no issue pursuing because it's something essential to who they are. It also (in Alberta at least) requires a sworn affidavit that states you identify with the gender you're changing your I.D. to, which means that in the extremely unlikely and almost-ridiculous-to-bring-up situation of a man trying to get an I.D. that states he's female for dubious means, he would be commitment a criminal offence in lying on the affidavit. That, plus the tricky stipulation of requiring a signed statement from a recognised medical professional stating they've evaluated that person and agree that the gender they are requesting a change to is accurate.
I think I.D. would be a pretty fair stipulation that's acceptable to everyone. This doesn't have to be some "where's Waldo" manspotting operation.
As always, most fears are based off what we don't know, and sometimes that causes us to miss the most straightforward and simple explanations.