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From: "Denise L. Moss-Fritch" <>
Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Version 3.0.21 Released (sex change)
Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 08:16:12 -0700
In-Reply-To: <00d301c31d48$b4991d10$897ba8c0@floyd>


Thank you Jim. Yes, a small percentage of births are neither genetically XX
or XY.

I am using the new 'Other' designation for two individuals in my database,
including for 'Role' in the Witness sections. The other alternative
designation might have been 'child'. I have yet to see what the reports
produce, however Genbox handled the situations easily before the addition of
'Other' so I do not expect problems.

Best,

Denise L. Moss-Fritch



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Winfrey [mailto:]
>
> I'm not sure it works though. There are cases where gender
> changes do change a person's sex - measured by the capability
> to bear children. A considerable number of people are born
> with undetermined sex and are brought up as one or the other
> only to make their own choice later in life.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "wim prange" <>

>
> | That's the best approach I think (and easiest implemented). Looking
> forward to it, thanks.
> |
> | > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> | > Van: William T. Flight [mailto:]
> | >
> | > > Thanks for the update: especially for expanding the
> searchcapabilities,
> | > the
> | > > exclude options for citations and the reports.
> | > > A nice thought is the addition of the "Other" Sex type. Out of
> | > curiosity:
> | > do
> | > > you think we will be able to change an individuals sex at a
> | > > certain
> time
> | > in
> | > > life in Genbox? The sex is now considered an attribute that is
> | > > fixed
> for
> | > > someones entire life. I think it will be nice to have
> reports for
> | > > an individual that starts with male grammar (he, son, etc.) and
> | > > after a "defining" sexchange-event ends in female grammar.
> | >
> | > Hi Wim,
> | >
> | > Thanks for your thoughts on 3.0.21. Yes, I have
> considered possible
> | > ways to allow the gender pronouns to be changed during
> the life of
> | > an individual. I
> | > think it would require separate handling of "sex" and
> "gender": For
> | > genealogical purposes, it is the sex at birth that is
> most significant
> | > because it determines the potential role in reproduction.
> Gender would
> be
> | > how the individual views himself, and that can change
> over his/her
> | > lifetime. The choice for gender would determine the
> pronouns used on
> | > reports. I think
> | > the best approach would be to leave "sex" as a permanent
> | > attribute as it is
> | > now, and implement "gender" as an attribute with a defining event
> linked.
> | > The program would use sex for pronoun choice in the
> absence of any
> | > gender-changing events.



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