Today I had a scheduled, outpatient procedure at the hospital. During the check in, the gal behind the desk lowered her voice and stated, "In support of gender identification, we have a set of questions we now ask everyone."
Q1: What name do you prefer to go by? (Despite the temptation to respond, 'Winnie the Pooh', I responded, "Either Sam or Samuel is fine."n
Q2: What gender do you identify as? (I think there were more choices beyond male and female, I responded "male" as she was reading choices.)
Q3: Do you identify yourself as transgender, bisexual, prefer not to answer, lesbian or gay, ...(at this point I cut hr off with "gay.")
Although I didn't mind answering the questions, I was surprised they were asked. My designated driver had been admitted to the same hospital chain earlier this year and wasn't asked these questions, so it must be something new.