But…

But what he means is IDs that don’t reflect who they are – or at least that don’t declare who they are. The whole point of IDs is to verify that the ID-haver is who she/he says she/he is. Because that’s the whole point, the information has to be accurate. The ID has to have the right date of birth, the right height and weight, the right citizenship – and the right sex. A driver’s license or passport is not an occasion for a theatrical performance of magic gender; it’s an occasion for verifying a few blunt facts and then moving on. The idea that one tiny Special set of people get to present fake id because it “reflects who they are” is mawkish and ridiculous. Funny, that, because trans ideology itself seems to make people mawkish and ridiculous. Droning about the glory of fake ID that reflects the owner’s version of Whooo Theyyyy Arrrrre is childish and embarrassing.