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by notacoward 2427 days ago
It's even worse when you consider how it's based in binary gender thinking. Are a transgender person's nipples allowed, or not? It ends up being such a mess. A gender-neutral standard would be better.
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I have a friend who is transitioning f2m and recently had top surgery. They were extremely excited that being topless was no longer a crime. It helped put some things into perspective for me.
Not a crime in NY.
Nope, but it'll get you a lot of unwanted attention to the point where it might as well be.
> It's even worse when you consider how it's based in binary gender thinking.

More like even better. Glad to see a website exercising critical thinking.

> Are a transgender person's nipples allowed, or not?

Is it sexually suggestive? Then no.

> A gender-neutral standard would be better.

Well that's a policy ignorant of reality.

> Glad to see a website exercising critical thinking.

So "critical thinking" to you means rejecting the notion of gender being anything but binary and static, despite scientific evidence to the contrary? Interesting definition you've got there.

> Is it sexually suggestive?

Nope, no subjective opinions or controversial judgment calls there.

> that's a policy ignorant of reality.

It's a policy that doesn't allow neanderthals to deny others' reality, and IMO the fact that it makes those neanderthals uncomfortable is a bonus.

What reality is that I wonder?