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Transgendered Folks Encountering Document/Database ID Hassles 814

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday June 15, 2013 @07:17PM from the flipping-bits dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Most of us hear the equivalent of 'let me bring up your record' several times a week or month when dealing with businesses and government agencies; sometimes there's a problem, but clerks are accustomed to dealing with changes in street address, phone numbers, company affiliation, and even personal names (after marriage). But what about gender? Transgendered folks are encountering embarrassing moments when they have to explain that their gender has changed from 'M' to 'F' or vice versa. While there are many issues involved in discrimination against transgendered individuals, I have to confess that the first thing that came to my mind was the impact on database design and maintenance."

MMO Bans Men Playing As Women 616

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 26, 2007 @12:16PM from the nice-legs-bob dept.

jkcity writes "In a bizarre move Aurora Technology the owners of the King of the World MMORPG has taken the unusual step of banning men who play women characters but the ban itself does not stretch to women playing men. If you want to play as a woman now in game you have to prove you are a women via web cam. This is something that people ask for in many mmorpgs I myself have seen people say people who play women in EVE online as being some kind of degenerate but how long can a policy of verification by web cam last since its so easy to get around it doesn't seem to solve much and is an insult to many."

Comment Re:Another expensive Christmas (Score 2, Insightful) 710

by GeekGirlSarah on Tuesday September 12, 2006 @03:31PM (#16090898) Attached to: Apple Announces iTunes 7, Movies, Set-Top Box

God forbid someone want to buy something for a reason other than pure performance, huh?

Professor Bans Laptops from the Classroom 1260

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday March 22, 2006 @02:07PM from the luddite-heros dept.

An anonymous reader writes "USAToday is reporting that students are up in arms over a University of Memphis Professor who has decided to ban laptops from her classroom. Earlier this month Professor Entman sent an email warning to her students to bring paper and pens to take notes and leave the laptops at home. From the article: '"My main concern was they were focusing on trying to transcribe every word that was I saying, rather than thinking and analyzing," Entman said Monday. "The computers interfere with making eye contact. You've got this picket fence between you and the students."'"

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