Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [gender entry in db.debian.org] > Whats the use for such data? for postal mail? For gift giving? I've yet > to see anyone in cyberspace address someone as 'genderqueer' or > 'male',YMMV.
Preferred pronouns is the reason I've usually heard. Although the field as constructed currently doesn't help for people who prefer zie/zir or sie/sir. (Since this sometimes sparks a long debate and as this is drifting off-topic, I won't respond to any discussion of alternative third-person pronouns on the mailing list, but I'm happy to discuss the topic privately with anyone who had never heard of such things before and is curious.) -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
