The Harvard “Crimson” demanded “a third nonbinary gender” for an annual Valentine’s Day survey called Datamatch — and they received it.
A questionnaire created by the Harvard Computer Society will offer potential lovebirds a third option this year after students complained about the limiting nature of “male” and “female.” The student group’s president apologized for the decision in 2017 after being scolded by the Harvard Undergraduate Council.
“Participants [this year] will also be allowed to provide up to 100 characters of additional information about their gender identity,” the Washington Examiner reported Monday.
Student Russell F. Pekala recently told The Harvard Crimson that changes were made to excite as many people on campus as possible.
“We hope that will give people a lot of flexibility in how they are presenting themselves,” Mr. Pekala, a Datamatch team member, said.
Local businesses sometimes cover the cost of meals when matched couples come in, the Examiner reported.
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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