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Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:55:55 -0700 From: Scott Noel-Hemming <frogstarr78@gmail.com> To: nanog@nanog.org In-Reply-To: <5065D3B8.8080704@viagenie.ca> Reply-To: frogstarr78@gmail.com Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org On 09/28/2012 09:43 AM, Simon Perreault wrote: > Le 2012-09-28 12:15, Jay Ashworth a écrit : >>> The assumption of a 1-1 correspondence between gender and sex is old >>> fashioned nowadays. >> >> Mammals have sex. >> >> *Words* (and only words) have gender. > > There's an RFC about that! RFC 6350, section 6.2.7, about the GENDER > vCard property: > > 6.2.7. GENDER > > Purpose: To specify the components of the sex and gender identity of > the object the vCard represents. > > Value type: A single structured value with two components. Each > component has a single text value. > > Cardinality: *1 > > Special notes: The components correspond, in sequence, to the sex > (biological), and gender identity. Each component is optional. > > Sex component: A single letter. M stands for "male", F stands > for "female", O stands for "other", N stands for "none or not > applicable", U stands for "unknown". > > Gender identity component: Free-form text. > > ABNF: > > GENDER-param = "VALUE=text" / any-param > GENDER-value = sex [";" text] > > sex = "" / "M" / "F" / "O" / "N" / "U" > > Examples: > > GENDER:M > GENDER:F > GENDER:M;Fellow > GENDER:F;grrrl > GENDER:O;intersex > GENDER:;it's complicated > > Simon +1 for bringing it back to a technical discussion in a round about way. -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments
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