14C/ Trans Identity / Nicole R.
Session 14C
Trans Identity
Session Convener: Nicole Roy
Notes-taker(s): Nicole, Dimitry
Tags / links to resources / technology discussed, related to this session:
Steve Yegge’s Google platforms rant: https://gist.github.com/nckroy/d5d65046fb4fbcf645693a80e32a6989
Falsehoods programmers believe about names: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/
Discussion notes, key understandings, outstanding questions, observations, and, if appropriate to this discussion: action items, next steps:
Assumptions programmers make about names
Steve Yegge's google platforms rant - accessibility
Optionality of data
Not limiting input artificially
Enabling use of elastic data models that can change along with society
Intentionality about addressing "Data model debt"
Jurisdicitional conflict about legal documents (or not) needed for changing certain data elements
Use of SSI technologies to support identity in transition
Pub/sub mechanisms for distribution of identity change data to relying parties, a la IETF secevent
"Stop collecting that data"
Give people choices about "no" options on things like gender marker - don't assume gender is something a person even expresses or identifies with