ULPT I received a replacement birth certificate with the wrong gender listed, anything cool I can do as a new woman?
Posted by lukewarmhotdogw4ter@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 205 comments
I am and always have been male - I just ordered a duplicate birth certificate from my home state and they mistakenly sent one noting me as female (original document from birth says male). This is simply a clerical error, but is there anything cool I can do with my new female birth certificate?
Wide-Art-1234@reddit
You can now bleed for 7 days straight and still do everything you'd be expected to had you not been bleeding!
CaryWhit@reddit
See what fits!
Glad-Choice-5255@reddit
Congrats! You can earn 70 cents on the dollar now!
Affectionate-Fly7620@reddit
you can become one of us now
Sneaky_Clepshydra@reddit
You now get access to the most sacred rite of all womanhood:
Complaining about the lack of/size of pockets.
Use it wisely.
ImmodestPolitician@reddit
There are plenty of women's pants with pockets.
They aren't popular because not enough women buy them because they aren't flattering.
The Free Market will solve all market demands, especially something as trivial as pockets.
DMmeMagikarp@reddit
Trivial?? I dare you to cut all the pockets out of your current clothing. Go on. Report back.
ImmodestPolitician@reddit
I would not cut them out. I would open them up and add additional material.
Alternatively I would use Google and use one of the companies that makes Womens jeans with real pockts.
NotTheory@reddit
You'd think someone would make women's pants with actually good pockets and outsell the competition and shift the market, it's insane
biolochick@reddit
It’s truly insane how excited I get when I find pants or skirts with actual can-fit-my-phone pockets.
Chocolatefix@reddit
Usually my phone fits in my back pocket but I've had way too many near accidents when I almost dropped it in the toilet pulling my pants down.
solarssun@reddit
I was pants shopping a few weeks ago and picked up and noticed one pair had fake pockets and quickly put them down and was like 'nooope'
discolored_rat_hat@reddit
I had some jeans custom-made just to get goddamn pockets . Most expensive phone stash ever, but I regret nothing.
itstheballroomblitz@reddit
Knowing how to sew and adding pockets to your clothes is like a goddamn superpower. I have extended the front pockets on several pairs of jeans.
KahurangiNZ@reddit
Alternatively, find the jeans you want at the store and get decent pockets added (the front ones are easy to retro-fit). Much cheaper that way :-)
JustForArkona@reddit
Yall.
Duluth overalls.
SO MANY POCKETS I CRIED
BourbonSucks@reddit
duluth anything! the armachillo undies are great, the firehose pants are great, the truck stuff is badass too
nasbyloonions@reddit
I was so used to dresses not having pockets, that I lost my train pass in a dress and only found it in a month. It was hanging in my eye sight.
The best dress though
robthedealer@reddit
I remember the trend in the early aughts where women wore really tight t-shirts with a single tiny vestigial pocket on them. One time I jokingly asked a girl what the hell she could fit in there and without missing a beat she said, “My Plan B.”
Human-Sentence3968@reddit
Masterful use of the word vestigial.
Sneaky_Clepshydra@reddit
Tiny pockets just… They’re such a tease. 😑
musicalsigns@reddit
...but when they are in skirts, you MUST place your hands inside them, twirl back and forth, and say the following: "It has pockets!!"
It's hardwired into our DNA, after all.
jdp3rd@reddit
I was complaining about this at a ren faire this past weekend with a friend. The pants I ordered for my outfit didnt have pockets, but I didn't realize that until it was too late. Her pants did have pockets, so she held my wallet and keys. It cemented my standpoint all pants need pockets. Dresses and skirts too. And actually usable ones, not for show!
No-Lifeguard9194@reddit
That’s sacrilegious!!! Medieval, and Renaissance clothing had enormous pockets. In fact the pockets weren’t attached to the garment, but rather were tied around your waist, and your skirt had slits at the side so that you could reach them.
shortbleep@reddit
This. We needed MF-ing pockets!
Tardegrades@reddit
Ask your job to pay you 30% less
lukewarmhotdogw4ter@reddit (OP)
They can’t, I work in EMS.
DMmeMagikarp@reddit
Ask anyway, in fact demand it. you’re a lady now!
jeepsaintchaos@reddit
Hmm, I can offer you 1 (one) sexual harassment if you like?
Top_Calligrapher5815@reddit
only 1 (one)?
FeetAreShoes@reddit
First time. Gotta ease them in. They still mad about the pockets
DMmeMagikarp@reddit
And don’t get me started on FAKE POCKETS
WickedDog310@reddit
Only one? Or is that one a week?
1questions@reddit
One a week in the workplace and don’t forget that your paycheck will be smaller too. Enjoy!
Autchirion@reddit
And if she doesn’t like, does it come with an extra slap on the ass?
jeepsaintchaos@reddit
Goodness, no, that would be petty. The alternative is a non-appealable reputation as a stupid bitch. Possibly with an insult of being ugly thrown in.
omegasome@reddit
I'll take it if she doesn't want it
musicalsigns@reddit
No, she'll get it regardless. Don't worry though, people who hand these things out almost always hand them out to everyone. I don't think they can buy them individually, so there's always plenty to go around.
StrangeButSweet@reddit
Next
nasbyloonions@reddit
Lmfao
Jokes on me, I need to take an uber at 00:00 tomorrow, so I am prepping… “eye sockets, groin, eye sockets, groin…”
LeaM0NSTER@reddit
M'lady.
wonder_why1@reddit
You're mum must be very confused! She swore she gave birth to a boy!!
DumpPlaylist@reddit
join some self defense class
educateddrugdealer42@reddit
Congratulations! Depending on in which country you live, you now get to retire up to ten years earlier.
lukewarmhotdogw4ter@reddit (OP)
Oh no that won’t be possible
nwfastandfreaky@reddit
I'm sorry to hear about your recent decline in pay
taintmaster900@reddit
Get in the club on ladies night for free! I still have an old-but-valid ID from a different state for such purposes.
Mr_Gaslight@reddit
Live longer?
Living-The-Dream42@reddit
You could reapply for your job at 60% of the salary and save your company money...
FeetAreShoes@reddit
It will be free, and required, to have a pregnancy test before any medical appointment
DutyMeowForTheFuture@reddit
kungfungus@reddit
Kill off your male self and show up at your funeral as the secret twin sister.
Ryuiop@reddit
I can just see it now, the funeral goers saying "You're clearly just u/hotdogwhatever in a cheap wig". Then... the reveal; he whips out the new birth certificate. His mother faints. Everyone is shocked
Berkuts_Lance_Plus@reddit
*her mother
smh my head
Dapper_Indeed@reddit
Misgendered already!
mordecai98@reddit
Slow clap. Everyone gets the clap.
kissiemoose@reddit
Before you kill your male self off, make a bunch of art pieces your twin sister can sell for you at high prices post-mortem.
re003@reddit
Ah, Susie, we’ll miss you.
425a41@reddit
Starring Adam Sandler
bluelighter@reddit
Rated arg for pirates
MelonOfFury@reddit
Make sure you load up on that sweet sweet life insurance first!
Flashy_Okra305@reddit
Your insurance will now cover one yearly gyno exam. Congrats!
noxxienoc@reddit
But the doctors won't believe anything you say and minimize your pains!
Flashy_Okra305@reddit
You’re only the 4th person to make this joke lol
Dapper_Indeed@reddit
Because it is so real.
StarClutcher@reddit
But now your Doctor won't listen to you, and everything that ails you is caused by stress, depression and anxiety.
1questions@reddit
Also you just need to lose some weight.
MathematicianBoth505@reddit
Sore throat? Ingrown fingernail? Burst appendix? Third degree burns?..."have you tried losing some weight?"
1questions@reddit
You got it. You sound like a real doctor. 😆
amafalet@reddit
And your weight.
batgirlsmum@reddit
And they will ALWAYS need to know the date of your last menstrual period, even if you have a broken leg. And are you pregnant?
hicksreb@reddit
And mammograms! And reconstructive surgery post mastectomy!!!
Hubble_Bubble@reddit
lol, not if you have UHC. They consider reconstructions to be cosmetic.
Aaaagrjrbrheifhrbe@reddit
Someone should complain about that to their ceo
WickedDog310@reddit
Tried that, still no change in policy, do we need to complain again?
No-Witness-5032@reddit
Give it another shot.
Duochan_Maxwell@reddit
Please take my poor man's gold 🏆
1questions@reddit
You’re quite on the mark with this comment.
RolandDeepson@reddit
Off the books.
hicksreb@reddit
I’m sorry my health insurance (Aetna), it’s covered. 🙁
No-Organization-6372@reddit
Men often need mammos as well
TurbulentInterest362@reddit
Screening mammorgraphy is covered by most insurance plans annually. But not for males. Diagnostic mammos are billed differently. Yes, men can get a mammogram but it's not going to be covered by insurance as a screening test.
4173746f6c666f@reddit
and free range to use the cleaner bathroom...
Ajitter@reddit
But now doctors will have a very difficult time believing anything that you say about symptoms.
Jehoshaphatso1@reddit
The government may want to round you up and deport you now. Be careful who you tell.
missyjade88@reddit
visit the ladies room instead of the men’s
WatchHores@reddit
Car insurance rates can be lowered. Men should start buying you free drinks. cleaner bathrooms. Win all around
mtn-cat@reddit
Keep your birth certificate on hand and use the women's restroom in front of super conservative people. When they get pissed off at you for using the wrong bathroom, just flash your birth certificate. They won't know how to handle that lol
adudeguyman@reddit
Just be sure not to use the urinal in the women's restroom because they might get suspicious.
nasbyloonions@reddit
Thats called a sink, ffs
adudeguyman@reddit
TIL I have a urinal in my kitchen.
sat_ops@reddit
Hey, there's no bathroom in my basement and for some reason I have to piss EVERY time I go to do laundry...
adudeguyman@reddit
Does the basement have a floor drain?
sat_ops@reddit
It does, but then I'd have to carry water for it to flush, unless it's really humid and the AC is running.
Might give me motivation to empty the dehumidifier more often, though.
adudeguyman@reddit
Your dehumidifier probably has an option to connect a hose to the bucket so that it automatically goes down the drain
musicalsigns@reddit
There's a sub for that. Gotta remember the name. Hold on, brb...
adudeguyman@reddit
That subreddit has more activity than it should
nasbyloonions@reddit
Sometimes you click on a subreddit, expecting it to be halfway true with maybe 1-2 posts a month… and then you kinda wonder where is this “dead internet theory” everybody was talking about lol
IAmYourFath@reddit
Better to piss in the sink than to sink in the piss
Silver-Patient-9852@reddit
A trans guy did this last year and got beaten up :/
CocaineBearGrylls@reddit
Yeah OP has to be ready to protect himself against maga inbreds, but if he brings the right stuff, it'll make a fun video
Niniva73@reddit
Gotta love when you get beaten for doing what they SAID they wanted.
rocketmanatee@reddit
CW transphobia...
I mean we all know they actually want trans people locked up or dead. The no bathrooms thing is just one step on the fascist path in that direction.
p3rf3ctcha0s@reddit
Exactly. Removing the ability to safely use the bathroom in public just means those people go/stay out in public less
Niniva73@reddit
I have a friend who is a masculine-looking cis woman, and I'm so scared for her. This isn't sane.
IDunnoWhatToPutHereI@reddit
Go into a bar where they are offering Ladies Night. Go as you are.
Swamp_Witch72@reddit
Heh… when I was in the Navy, one of the gynecologists who examined my boot camp company listed me as male in my medical record. A gynecologist. A gynecologist who had his beefy hands on my NOT PENIS. Don’t look for logic.
sat_ops@reddit
When I was in the Air Force, my assigned flight surgeon was a gynecologist. She misdiagnosed my lung infection and treated it incorrectly for months. Then she went on her honeymoon and a psychiatrist flight surgeon filled in and decided I should see an allergist, who at least got the diagnosis right.
You know who I didn't see? A pulmonologist. The bar is low in military medicine.
Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit
There's something very, very wrong with that combination of words.
sat_ops@reddit
Any doc in the military can get certified as a flight surgeon. A flight surgeon just means you have some extra training in aeromedical physiology. If you're rated (fly or responsible for certain assets like satellites), you're in "flight status" and your medical treatment is highly monitored. For example, I was put on some cough syrup with codeine. The flight surgeon had to go through a procedure to take me off of flight status while I was on the meds, which affected my crew rest periods for scheduling. If I were put on an antidepressant and antianxiety medicine, it would be the same.
AugustusReddit@reddit
Start drinking a lot of beer until you have a decent beer belly. You now qualify for maternity leave. Go on weigh reduction drugs to lose that belly. Rinse and repeat. Pass off baby photos from your cousin's and relatives as your own. Remember to get SSNs for all your home birth 'deliveries' and milk them for benefits. Home school your brood. Insure the little darlings then have a massive house fire that destroys all evidence. Collect life insurance and retire.
Any--Name@reddit
I scrolled through all comments and this was the best one, therefore I proclaim onto thee the greatest honor I can:
Apprehensive-Crow-94@reddit
no you didnt
lukewarmhotdogw4ter@reddit (OP)
I did indeed
Apprehensive-Crow-94@reddit
they don't fill out new duplicates in order to get one of the fields wrong.
1questions@reddit
Yes you’re right government offices never make mistakes, we all know that. 🤦♀️
lukewarmhotdogw4ter@reddit (OP)
_muck_@reddit
Ask for a salary cut and don’t go outside at night without pepper spray. Then date your natural predator.
1questions@reddit
Practice saying no over and over because those damn predators don’t seem to hear it the first time.
CulturedClub@reddit
Well you could do the same job but just get paid 70% of what you get paid as a man.
You could try emailing a complaint and getting a far less satisfactory solution than when you were a man.
Oh. You could go out without smiling and be told multiple times "give us a smile, love"
Or you could go out with a smile or nice hair or nice clothes and have many men presume you've done it for their benefit and therefore are entitled to have you.
SpacePolice04@reddit
You can have a valid complaint and get dismissed and told you must be on your period.
1questions@reddit
Or just calmly disagree with a man and be told you’re an “angry bitch.” Just imagine all the fun you can have as a woman.
Stefalumpagus@reddit
You could go to the doctor with a valid new health concern and be dismissed and be told it’s just anxiety.
You could go to the mechanic for an oil change and tire rotation and spend an extra ten minutes convincing the workers that you really don’t need any new filters or belts.
You could have old white men make decisions about how you handle your anatomy, health, and family planning.
You could try adding a pinch of dark red jello to your underwear every so often just for funsies.
You could do a lot of cool stuff really.
NosamEht@reddit
You can get less pay for your current job if you want.
Main_Science2673@reddit
You will now be told that everything is anxiety and it would all be better if you lost some weight. Don't forget to bring your husband (or borrow one) to tell the Dr what is going on cause they won't believe you. Be expected to do all the medical problems without pain meds.
Buy pants with no pockets and with ridiculous sizes
Be told "youd be so much prettier if youd smile".
Pay more for some of the same shit that men do. Razors. Deodorant. And everything will be in pink. No other color choice.
Kramdawgers@reddit
Get a job that gives paid maternity leave. Usually 10 weeks.
lukewarmhotdogw4ter@reddit (OP)
I don’t think I’ll be able to get pregnant
pierrekrahn@reddit
that means you're doing it wrong.
marigan-imbolc@reddit
not with that attitude!
Kramdawgers@reddit
But you COULD look pregnant as a preop F2M.
Mollywisk@reddit
Pay cut.
stonnerdog35@reddit
Do they still do half off lady's nights at bars/clubs.
HolyFridge@reddit
You can get scammed at the auto shop now
Flat_Wash5062@reddit
Reading this made me feel sad.
musicalsigns@reddit
...and talked down to/over when you're buying the parts yourself!
(Looking at you, AutoZone!)
polardendrites@reddit
Shows you a filthy air filter, tries to upcharge you. "Oh, when I changed it last month it had a green and black frame, how'd it get so dirty it turned blue?"
Sleazyridr@reddit
This is right after saving money on car insurance, so I guess it's a wash: whatever you save on insurance, you end up paying to get your car serviced.
f-this-world@reddit
Go to a bar/club with no cover for women and show them your birth certificate
naruzopsycho@reddit
go whole hog and grab a new driver's license and passport while you have the chance.
change your name to Pat or Kelsey or whatnot.
borrow a crapton of money under your old self, then set your "new" self up in a foreign country with a cheap apartment, utilities, bank account and wait until you get citizenship.
IAmYourFath@reddit
Thats called fraud
Flat_Wash5062@reddit
Hi, do you know where you're at?
mango-756@reddit
I'm a trans guy and I will (and have) go back in the fucking closet just so i can get in free at clubs. I still have my old ID so technically i can still do it but it's getting harder the more I pass lmao
StrangeButSweet@reddit
lol, these days you gotta do what you gotta do. I ain’t here to judge
CHAIR0RPIAN@reddit
This is a good one
cangus_xd@reddit
I’d tell you that I like your profile picture, but I don’t think it would matter. None of this matters.
CHAIR0RPIAN@reddit
Lmfao thanks! I love how someone downvoted you because they didn’t get the reference 😂
Ryuiop@reddit
Cangus knew the risks of posting an obscure reference on Reddit
Opening-Cress5028@reddit
It’s funny now but, after they’ve had their fun with brown skinned people, when the MAGAts come beating down your door you’re gonna wish it hadn’t happened.
qaxmlp@reddit
Inform your automobile insurance, women get cheaper rates than men.
Peacewrecker@reddit
Open a certified woman-owned business.
gr8grafx@reddit
Nah, they probably know what they are doing because they’re a man and you’re just a woman. You’re probably being hysterical. Go to a doctor to see what’s wrong. He’ll probably tell you you’re overweight and it’s all in your head and you probably just need to eat less and exercise more.
SuzieHomeFaker@reddit
Username checks out.
once_brave@reddit
Go Wild in female changing rooms and bathrooms
Material-Win-2781@reddit
Apply for new identification utilizing your newfound gender identity.
Apply for business grants for woman owned businesses. Government agencies are often required to source a certain percentage of their needs from women or minority-owned businesses.
AlsoTheFiredrake@reddit
Your car insurance rates might go down?
Jolly-Beach3011@reddit
Go treat yourself to some tampons, I guess?
Gemdiver@reddit
IT'S MA'AM!!!
nrdgrrrl_taco@reddit
As a trans person who had to fill out paperwork, get letters from a psychiatrist, get a criminal record check, spend hundreds of dollars and wait six months to do the same,
I'm jealous :)
DivineDisassociation@reddit
This isn’t about you dude
UnethicalLifeProTips-ModTeam@reddit
Your comment was removed for violating rule 14: No reason to be a dick. Seriously, get therapy or fuck off.
EpicOtterLover@reddit
It's not about you either, so how about we both shut up and let her live in peace?
doublebagger45@reddit
Avoid a draft
300Blippis@reddit
There's no current draft...
KaiserKid85@reddit
Every male still has to register for it.... Just in case
t3hgrl@reddit
Mexico and Brazil have states and mandatory military service. Maybe OP is Mexican or Brazilian and can avoid the draft there.
doublebagger45@reddit
I know
isfashun@reddit
Try getting pregnant!
lilsmudge@reddit
Word of warning as a trans person, depending on your state this can be extremely hard to fix (others it’s very easy!) even if it’s a clerical error. It can also muck up your ability to get a passport (trans people are off and on restricted from doing that) and get you on some other sketchy government lists. Just a heads up!
lukewarmhotdogw4ter@reddit (OP)
I do have the original from birth with the correct gender, in my mom’s safety deposit box that I can access if need be. It’s just the re-issue that is wrong.
lilsmudge@reddit
Good! In that case, enjoy your accidental transition.
old_mans_ghost@reddit
That’s weird usually they just print it out they don’t retype the whole thing
JerryNotTom@reddit
Join the circus as the bearded lady
Late_Being_7730@reddit
As someone with PCOS, I can do this without the external genitalia
Late_Being_7730@reddit
You can make 25-45% less annually. Despite this, you can pay a premium for products marketed to you. You can be told you’re prettier when you smile, followed by random strangers, harassed by people when you won’t give them your number.
Oh, but cheap drinks for ladies night
HerbertRTarlekJr@reddit
Apply for women-only business loans and scholarships. Play a college or professional sport as a woman. Run for president and claim sexism if you aren't elected.
Accuse anyone you don't like of rape.
And never, ever, get to the point in the long-winded monologues you engage in.
NurseKaila@reddit
How many women have accused you of rape?
moravian@reddit
I bet you car insurance bill will go down.
biolochick@reddit
Go to the birth certificate place and ask which form you fill out to be issued a vagina.
soopastar@reddit
Right?? I saw another reply about pockets in jeans when there is a built in pocket in woman body place!! I saw two baby’s come out of one of those - I know they have storage!!
lukewarmhotdogw4ter@reddit (OP)
Lol
amaenamonesia@reddit
https://i.redd.it/3ymedt29pwxf1.gif
friedricekid@reddit
play with your boobs.
Babykay024@reddit
have a period? oh no you don’t check that box
Painfuldelights@reddit
Get cheaper car insurance
Swamp_Witch72@reddit
Hey, doesn’t this mean you live longer now???
chokingontheback@reddit
Have you thought about becoming an Olympic boxer?
lukewarmhotdogw4ter@reddit (OP)
I’m confident that female olympic level boxers would kick my ass
chokingontheback@reddit
Right now… in the same weight class? Yeah Probably.
6 months of training and cutting weight and you’ll be good to go homie. Like 100% ma’am.
MoonStar31@reddit
Your car insurance rates should be cheaper if you’re in their system as female.
EbolaNinja@reddit
It's also going to invalidate your coverage when you need to use it and immediately get caught
lukewarmhotdogw4ter@reddit (OP)
Get caught doing what? According to the government I am a woman.
argparg@reddit
You’re probably going to have ICE show up at your door in 8 months
sugarplumbuttfluck@reddit
Join a sorority
Routine-Mulberry6124@reddit
Get your car insurance premium lowered
mandi723@reddit
This is my favorite one.
olivefreak@reddit
Now you can swing your ponytail on command!
cassodragon@reddit
Bend… and snap!!
exkingzog@reddit
Retire earlier.
tatasz@reddit
Quite a few clubs and bars have perks for women. Absolutely try it.
fish_master86@reddit
This is more of a joke and would only make sense for people who know what happened.
For any comment or action said to you, respond with something like "would you say that if I was a man?" https://youtube.com/shorts/0Lmzi2uHrV8?si=VcB7miHQl2iwkFQx
raduque@reddit
Yeah, use it to demand you enter women's locker rooms and compete in women's sports.
(i'm gonna get downvoted for this)
nasbyloonions@reddit
We are unethical, but we still issue Life pro tips. Things like these do not “pro” your life Kek
But OP could should up to psychiatric appointment stating they are woman and experiencing “wrong thoughts”.
This one is more like “how long will it take for a psychiatrist until they blow your cover and call out your bullshit”
nasbyloonions@reddit
Congratulations on your new gender!
commandrix@reddit
Depending on how brave you're feeling, you could maybe bait a few sex predators into a "date," and then beat them up.
Bratchan@reddit
Go into a womans bathroom at a like a rest stop. See what a period is like when they dont' flush it.
Get a gym membership and go to the woman's only section.. and find out they play really shitty music there
Goto a Bar when its ladies night and its a free cover charge save that $$