On 09/11/2012 17:38, Thomas Dalton wrote:
What you're really doing there, though, is asking "How do you answer the question "What is your gender?"?" which is logically equivalent to just asking "What is your gender?".
Including enough options that everyone will fall into one of the boxes (or at least "Other") is a good idea, but torturing the English language in an attempt to appear politically correct doesn't actually achieve anything!
With respect, it's simply not a case of merely appearing as politically correct.
KTC