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by jimbob45 1316 days ago
How would they catch you? It's very possible to be of African descent and have white skin. Are they going to DNA test you?
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Does it also work if you say you identify as a female even though you are a male biologically?
If it doesn't yet then give it 5 years tops.
Gender identity is frequently visible. I don't think many people are going to fraudulently represent their gender identity for a misguided chance at a job.
Well, I can imagine that people who aren't “proper” trans but are comfortable with, say, crossdressing start doing it in order to get benefits. Can't say I'm against that (more femboys IRL :^) and also this is on the queer-ish side so they probably still should get some preference if hiring process does take gender identity into account already.
True but I can't imagine a company calling someone on it. Too explosive of a topic.