SmokeAndMirrors
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DMV is in the wrong. Nowhere in that law does it say a person must dress according to a narrow definition of what sheltered people think those with their genitals ought to look like.
It's obvious just by looking at him that this is his every-day wear. He's grown out and highlighted his hair. His eyebrows are shaped. His make-up looks just like the make-up we see on plenty of women -- it's not "costume make-up." That's all a result of months or years of practice, and these are things that take time to create.
I've never heard of the DMV saying this to a woman who wears make-up.
He states himself as a boy who is gender non-conforming. The correct pronoun is "he," which his mother uses as well. This is quite simple.
There is no reason to refer to someone as "it" unless you are being intentionally insulting. If you are truly totally stumped about someone's gender, "they" is an option which doesn't refer to someone as an object, and you know this.
It's obvious just by looking at him that this is his every-day wear. He's grown out and highlighted his hair. His eyebrows are shaped. His make-up looks just like the make-up we see on plenty of women -- it's not "costume make-up." That's all a result of months or years of practice, and these are things that take time to create.
I've never heard of the DMV saying this to a woman who wears make-up.
I didn't watch closely so I don't know which pronoun reference they have chosen, but if he/she/it is your cousin perhaps you can enlighten us.
He states himself as a boy who is gender non-conforming. The correct pronoun is "he," which his mother uses as well. This is quite simple.
There is no reason to refer to someone as "it" unless you are being intentionally insulting. If you are truly totally stumped about someone's gender, "they" is an option which doesn't refer to someone as an object, and you know this.