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Re:Genders.wtf by o_m on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @12:09PM (#34340979)
I remember reading an article about 10 years ago how do it right. I don't know if it is still up to date. But they suggested: Man, Woman, Other, "Do not want to specify".

There might be some exceptions, like an airline won't accept a non-binary gender because of safety (weight distribution estimation). For a dating site it might make sense to allow anything.

Re:Genders.wtf by bombcar on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @12:23PM (#34341178)
Even the airline case can be handled with an exception - if "other or unspecified or not asked, assume whatever would be the maximum".
Re:Genders.wtf by udp on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @12:57PM (#34341825)
Or just ask people their weights if that’s what you really need to know.
Re:Genders.wtf by bombcar on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @02:00PM (#34342867)
The average American is already way over the "flight weight" - see https://unitedafa.org/news/2021/6/10/heavier-passengers-on-p...

Some planes have weighing systems built into the landing gear but most passenger flights are WAY under max weight (Airbus can tell the pilots if the weight/balance once underway doesn't match what the computer was told).