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It probably pulls from whatever's already on the license. I assume there's a verification process to drive.
In like, 20 states plus DC you can change your sex on your ID basically on demand (no doctor's note or court order or whatever). There's enough Uber drivers out there someone will mark themselves F or X to keep their job options open.
Do you think someone will change their gender legally just so they can make like $15 extra on uber (driver's perspective) or to get into "female only cars"? (passenger perspective)
That will get interesting. I can't remember if there's id verification on the rider end, but there will probably have to be. That could be what this whole thing is about, come to think of it....
Also, I'm wondering how they'll treat trans and agender people who don't have m or f, or who can't mark their actual gender on their ID in their state.