University Asks Students to Pick from Six Genders

By John Fund

It’s hard to keep up with the Gods of Political Correctness. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and have been familiar with sexual-diversity issues from an early age. But just when I had mastered the need to respect LGBT rights, I was told the proper acronym was LGBTH. The “H” stood for hermaphrodite, a person born with sexual characteristics of both males and females. Then I learned from the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association that the term hermaphrodite was “outdated,” and that Intersex was the preferred term.

Now comes word from the University of California at Irvine that students there will be able to choose their gender from six different choices starting this fall.

The new form will ask students to pick one gender from six different choices. Prospective students will be asked to choose between male, female, trans male, trans female, gender queer/gender non-conforming and different identity.

CBS Los Angeles spoke to students at UC Irvine about the change . . . Beyond the political or social reasons, some saw the financial reasons too.

“A lot of those questions when you’re applying to graduate school or any sort of school are important for financial aid opportunities you can have,” said Joanna Laird to CBS Los Angeles.

In a statement, Janet Napolitano, the president of the UC system (and President Obama’s former Secretary of Homeland Security) said: “UC is working hard to ensure our campuses model inclusiveness and understanding. I’m proud of the work we’ve done so far, but it doesn’t stop there. We must continue to look at where we can improve so everyone at UC feels respected and supported.”

Now that we’ve gotten the memo, look for many other campuses to fall in line. Until the choice of six genders proves to be too confining or is deemed “outdated” or discriminatory.

As I said, you can’t keep up.

Originally posted on nationalreview.com