The City of New York is deeply committed to protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ folks. So much so that Big apple residents can choose from a flurry of sobriquets — 31 in total, many of which fall along the male/female/trans continuum— to describe their identity, without ever having to show “proof” of gender.
Here’s the complete list:
My personal favorite is two-spirit. Wait… is that cultural appropriation?
It’s also worth noting that these are just the genders New York City can name. A spokesman for the New York City Commission on Human Rights confirmed to The Daily Caller that the list is “not exhaustive.” Which implies that the list of genders the city recognizes may, in fact, be infinite.
Failure to comply with the NYCCHR’s views on gender identity, by committing what it deems to be “gender identity” based discrimination, can be punished with a fine of up to $250,000 — on top of other damages a complainant may be awarded.