As the board has become more integrated over the years, I believe it's time to add to the existing radio buttons that are available for selection on the member signup page to include transsexual genders as well. I think it should also be integrated into the Search Providers section. At the same time, make an announcement in all the city forums that the option is available for any existing members who wish to have it changed by a moderator/admin. I think it's a good idea to add it to the review forms as well, so those without ROS access can readily see a transsexual gender.
1. It's an easy add.
2. This eliminates all possibility that a member will be browsing a showcase which shows a listing of "female" or "male" and not do any other research which may identify they are transsexual. It's those types of oversights that lead to people getting hurt.
3. Same goes for reviews where the reviewer may forget to list TS in the name line, and the reader doesn't have ROS access.
4. Most, if not all TS providers already advertise in posts using the TS tag, but some may not list it anywhere in their showcase. They've embraced the moniker, so there shouldn't be any problem accepting the gender button as well.
5. It gives those people who are doing a Provider Search an easy way to identify those TS that they are jnterested in seeing, being that you can't search for "TS" because the word is too short for the search function.
6. It will also help TS providers to realize if they are screening a TS hobbyist by seeing that in their profile.
I don't see this as being divisive, I see it exactly the opposite. TS reviews are moore popular than ever, so I see this as an easy way to help integrate them into the normal provider/hobbyist functions that this board already has and that members are already familiar with. As our society here has changed I think it's time to change to accommodate that as well.