What the fuck difference does it make?

Maybe I'm being overly sensitive. But I don't think so.

Anytime I have applied for something/voted for something/seems like anytime I did anything online, I have been asked at some point what my gender is. And I am given (usually) two options. Male. Female.

Case in point, this stupid thing I just tried to do.

So, apparently there is some Grease Sing-A-Long on tour that's coming to different cities. You have to vote so that it comes to your town. Well what the fuck, why not? I like Grease, and I like singing along!

So I click, and I go to the site.

And I vote: Vancouver! Declare!


And then I have to fill in a questionaire. Which I could maybe understand if I was answering something vaguely more important. Maybe. But not really. And I can kind of understand parts of it, like the E-mail, to make sure people don't spam (lol, like that stops people/bots). But really, what the fuck difference does it make what my "gender" is (and what they mean is biological sex, I hope, but more on this later) or for that matter, my age? So someone can give me more directed ads during the show? For shoes! And ma hair!! And foods! And for stuff to make me skinny and young!! ? And why the hell am I, OOPS!, not allowed to submit the form without telling them what my genitals look like and how much use they've gotten? A lot of forms like that at least give you the option of selecting "prefer not to say". But not this one. "Error! You're a weirdo—PICK A TEAM!!!"

Folks, gender is what's in your head (this is debateable, and more research questioning this is in the works along with more supporting it), but regardless, not everyone feels "female" or "male". They might be gender queer. Or trans. Or whatever. And biologically speaking, they might be intersex. Approximately 0.1% of the population is. And it really doesn't make a difference what they say. All that Grease Sing-A-Long needs to know is that there is a fucker (or maybe an asexual, who knows) from a certain city that wants to have some summer loving and sing while they do it.

Differences don't help us none.