I just posted a post then before I was done hit the wrong thing on my mouse and poof dont know where my post went, my post was something like

for me it doesnt matter but I voted no for a few reasons.

I was once in a site that had the gender profiling. but it didnt make a difference because most of the people there chose the opposite gender than what they really were. a lot of people take posting personal identifying things like gender on line as being dangerous to their safety, real or imagined because of their situations or mental disorder. the site ended up removing the gender profiling because it was causing people emotional harm and it wasnt helping anyway with people not being honest about their gender.

some people may be in life and death situations where domestic violence has happened and if their abuser knows they have a habit of being in mental health sites thats the first place they will look.

from personal experience I can tell you its not a good feeling when you find out an on line friend has been found out by their abuser because they matched gender and postings to their victim. its a helpless feeling thats hard to get rid of.

I have seen posts here where people have had to change their names and posting styles because someone in their life outside of PC found them here. I wouldnt want their identities found out and their lives put in danger because the site went to gender profiling.

there are teen agers here. we start gender profiling that may leave them open to pedophiles who may be here or come here posting as a teen girl or boy looking for friendship and help with some mental disorder they dont really have.

I would not want to see any teen girl or boy here put in danger because some jerk is looking for a boy or girl of a set age.

for the protection of everyone here I say no to gender profiling.

something to think about - if we start profiling by gender who knows whats next -
profiling by occupation?
profiling by race?
profiling by religion?
profiling by politics?
profiling by handicap?
profiling by IQ?
Profiling by how many times someone has been in prison? and for what?
profiling by how many times someone has been in the nut ward?

I bet we could all come up with things we would like to see profiled on other members profiles.

but for the safety and well being of everyone here I say no to gender profiling.