<div dir="ltr">I mean, if you want to include gender. I believe the appropriate way to do it is to list:<br>He/Him/His<br>She/Her/Hers<br>They/Them/Theirs<br><br>And you should probably consider making it so they can choose more than one. Some non-binary individuals are comfortable with using more than one set of pronouns.<br><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 12:55 PM Barbara Beaton via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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We also don't request any gender related information on our card application forms. (Not sure why you would, honestly.) </div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 7, 2021 12:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Katherine Francis <<a href="mailto:francisk@libcoop.net" target="_blank">francisk@libcoop.net</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:Michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank">Michlib-l@mcls.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Card Applications</font>
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<div>We don't ask gender on any of our patron forms. It was very easy to remove that question. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 12:46 PM Katherine Francis via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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Hello,<br>
I was wondering if any library had a library card application form that <br>
included other options for gender other than male or female that you <br>
could share? We recently had a patron who doesn't identify as either and <br>
since our applications are outdated I thought it may be best to get <br>
something new.<br>
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Katherine Francis<br>
Utica Public Library<br>
586-731-4141<br>
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