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Re: db.debian.org (and related infrastructure) updates



On Sunday 31 December 2006 05:16, Amaya wrote:
> Nicolas Boullis wrote:
> > What about gender? How is it specified?
>
> Currently it is a drop down that allows you to choose:
> - unspecified
> - male
> - female
>
> Which in my opinion reflects sex and not gender.
>
> I would rather have it as an input field where people can express their
> gender in the way they want to, as gender has little to do with
> biological sex, and there's more than two options for it.

I think if someone *really* doesn't want to put "male" or "female" they can 
just put "unspecified".

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