Sweden's 'man-free' festival was discriminatory, rules Swedish ombudsman

Re:Sweden's 'man-free' festival was discriminatory, rules Sw... by collyw on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @10:29AM (#18716237)

I am curious, aren't we allowed to identify as whatever we want these days? As a male what would happen if I went up and told them I identify as a female?

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Re:Sweden's 'man-free' festival was discriminatory, rules Sw... by i_am_nomad on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @11:39AM (#18716882)

Yes, but once you start toggling your "identity" for whatever suits the occasion, it's not really an identity anymore.

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Re:Sweden's 'man-free' festival was discriminatory, rules Sw... by philwelch on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @11:48AM (#18716956)

What if that is my identity?

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Re:Sweden's 'man-free' festival was discriminatory, rules Sw... by thoughtpol on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @11:48AM (#18716959)

So, are you saying that the identity of gender benders is invalid?

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