(April 21, 2016 at 4:33 am)AJW333 Wrote:Huh?(April 21, 2016 at 4:15 am)pocaracas Wrote: That's not what the penalty is about.But what if you're a scientist who simply detests non-science people messing with scientific truth? You can't even refuse these special titles for the transgendered on the basis of science.
It's about doing it with a malicious intent.
You look at a person and use the gender that they look like... Unless it's ambiguous and they've requested to be treated by a particular gender.
It's only polite.
(April 21, 2016 at 4:33 am)AJW333 Wrote: And what's with the draconian penalties for refusing to bend to the demands of a group of people making up less than 0.3% of the population?
I'm not in N.Y....I don't know what the rationale is for that rule. But it shouldn't be the fact that it only affects 0.3% of the population that would render a rule useless.
I guess it can be applied to "normal" people, as well...imagine if someone maliciously treats you by the opposite gender that you identify with (mentally and physically)... Would you like it?