tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25196141.post7649237053729198098..comments2024-03-25T15:21:31.016-04:00Comments on Diana’s Little Corner in the Nutmeg State: Has This Ever Happened To You?Diana_CThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14223056441901730531noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25196141.post-79931385933030675902016-05-19T15:36:30.237-04:002016-05-19T15:36:30.237-04:00No, it hasn't happened to me - yet. But with ...No, it hasn't happened to me - yet. But with apologies to Creedence Clearwater Revival..."I see a bad moon rising."<br /><br />As background, I haven't transitioned, and most likely won't. But I present as androgynous 24/7 when not femme. And my given name, which was my father's (and his father's) all those years ago, is now a female name. But I sound like a male unless I expend effort to sound "a little less male."<br /><br />So, for telephone access to any of my accounts without a gender notation, I guess I'm now at risk for the issue illustrated here. Namely, because of the name on my account, the rep thinks I'm a girl, but I still sound like a guy. Likewise, at stores where my credit card (in my given name) stirs the curiosity of the clerk, since with my hair, nails, purse and women's capris/blouse/flats, I look like a girl (hear Ma'am with some regularity) but sound male.<br /><br />I appreciate this heads-up...so I can be at least somewhat prepared when it happens.<br /><br />MandyMandy Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547323395921637440noreply@blogger.com