Are you a male or female

[Shadow Wolf]

Well, I was at Good Samaritan in Baltimore,
which was ostensibly a Catholic hospital.

I was at an IU hospital in Indianapolis and they would much rather leave your religious preference as unknown than put down that dreaded none.

 

[We Never Know]

You're right. 80,000,000 people in this world don't matter, at least to the point where you should be inconvenienced for a few seconds a couple of time per year. What was I thinking?


Either you care if people like it or not, or you created a thread here to whine about it. Which is it?

"Either you care if people like it or not, or you created a thread here to whine about it. Which is it?"

I don't care if people like it or not. I created the thread to share my experience and evidently so you and others could shine and whine with **** replies.

 

[SalixIncendium]

"Either you care if people like it or not, or you created a thread here to whine about it. Which is it?"

I don't care if people like it or not. I created the thread to share my experience and evidently so you and others could shine and whine with **** replies.

I don't believe you for a moment. People don't create threads in debate forums to share experiences unless they care what others have to say about it.

 

[☆Dreamwind☆]

Huh?

Sometimes it might feel like someone is being dismissive, or not paying attention to what someone is trying to tell you if you repeat the same question, and that isn't what you want in a doctor. Which may not necessarily be the doctor's fault if they're overworked and over tired. It might be a case of arrogance or unprofessionalism too. And if the patient is in pain, or it's an emergency, the patient's patience might be running thin at that point.

Sorry, sometimes I don't always explain things very well, but I try to make an effort in seeing multiple angles.

 

[The Hammer]

Thanks. Just talking about replacing three vertebrae in my neck. Nothing serious lol

Good luck. That's rough. Hope you heal fast afterwards. My mom just had three neck vertebrae fused.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Having me answer a question that applies to less than 1% of people 4-5 times in the paperwork and the again several times in person is irksome to me.

It wasn't one question 4-5 times. It was 3 related questions, according to your OP.

And how is "are you male or female?" not relevant to you? You told us your answer so we know it wasn't "neither."

BTW: how many health screening questions applied to less than 1% of people? Did you find them "irksome" too?

And what percentage of people have the condition that led you to seek medical attention that day?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

It also sort of comes off as unprofessional to repeat yourself, because it makes the person feel like they are not being listened to at all. Its like why are you asking again, when I just told you?

I get sometimes you're tired, or distracted, or your brain is in a fog. Sometimes we all do that, and maybe that was the case too? Who knows?

It wouldn't have been "repeating yourself." A few times, yes, but they're different but related questions, such as birth sex, gender, and preferred pronouns.

 

[Secret Chief]

I've got nothing to add except I just want to say the word "****."

 

[The Hammer]

Personally I think this recent idea of trying to separate gender from biology by the professional community is rather foolish because it makes gender meaningless

"sex and gender have been used interchangeably at least as early as the fourteenth century, this usage was not common by the late 1900s.[15] Sexologist John Money pioneered the concept of a distinction between biological sex and gender identity in 1955.[16][17] Madison Bentley had already defined gender as the "socialized obverse of sex" a decade earlier, in 1945.[18][19]."


Doesn't seem that new to me. Especially since we have had categories of gender diverse people going back even longer in societies around the world.

Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders | Britannica

Curious about genders that defy the binary? Learn more about cultures around the world that recognize nonbinary identities.

www.britannica.com

 

[We Never Know]

It wasn't one question 4-5 times. It was 3 related questions, according to your OP.

And how is "are you male or female?" not relevant to you? You told us your answer so we know it wasn't "neither."

BTW: how many health screening questions applied to less than 1% of people? Did you find them "irksome" too?

And what percentage of people have the condition that led you to seek medical attention that day?

Question that I have asked several times with no answer yet... what's your answer?

If its all about my healthcare why didn't the receptionist verbally ask me about my past surgeries, medical history, allergies, current medications, etc. which all would impact my health care greatly. Why only gender questions?

Its about politics.

 

[☆Dreamwind☆]

It wouldn't have been "repeating yourself." A few times, yes, but they're different but related questions, such as birth sex, gender, and preferred pronouns.

I know. But the OP said he already answered the same questions on paper and in person. So in that case it is repetitive.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Question that I have asked several times with no answer yet... what's your answer?

If its all about my healthcare why didn't the receptionist verbally ask me about my past surgeries, medical history, allergies, etc. which would impact my health care greatly. Why only gender questions?

Its about politics.

This seems like a question for the receptionist, but one possibility that comes to mind: they just started asking these gender questions, so the patient management software has been updated but not the paper form.

Either that or they need the info for patient care, but the format of the form is dictated by state law/corporate HQ/whatever.

 

[HonestJoe]

I responded I don't have any pronouns, but I do have adjectives; and my adjectives are "brilliant", and "handsome".

I hope for you're sake you are at least "handsome" because you're not going to get very far on that kind of "brilliance".

 

[PureX]

It called not only being polite and professional but the fact is you can't always just tell. And not everyone who is trans has had or will have medical procedures.

It's an annoying waste of time for the vast majority of people. I think that matters.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

It's an annoying waste of time for the vast majority of people. I think that matters.

They ask race. They ask about pregnancy. They ask about disabilities. Most people are fine with most medications and questions of allergies don't apply to most.
Just more obvious signs people want to single out and pick on transpeople.

 

[PureX]

They ask race. They ask about pregnancy. They ask about disabilities. Most people are fine with most medications and questions of allergies don't apply to most.
Just more obvious signs people want to single out and pick on transpeople.

No, I tink we're all just tired af having to hear about an issue constantly that rarely effects us or anyone we know.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

No, I tink we're all just tired af having to hear about an issue constantly that rarely effects us or anyone we know.

That's life. Get over it. People in Ukraine and Israel and Gaza don't really matter or effect us in our personal lives but we are constantly hearing about them.

 

[We Never Know]

They ask race. They ask about pregnancy. They ask about disabilities. Most people are fine with most medications and questions of allergies don't apply to most.
Just more obvious signs people want to single out and pick on transpeople.

"Most people are fine with most medications and questions of allergies don't apply to most"

Those questions apply to more people than gender questions and will have a greater impact on healthcare.

 

[The Hammer]

"Most people are fine with most medications and questions of allergies don't apply to most"

Those questions apply to more people than gender questions and will have a greater impact on healthcare.

Yup, another instance of who cares if we inconvenience the minority, as long as to Change would bother the majority.

 

[We Never Know]

Yup, another instance of who cares if we inconvenience the minority, as long as to Change would bother the majority.

Do you agree that they shouldn't bother with medication and allergy questions because they don't apply to most but should bother with gender questions that apply to even less?