Brief comment on a university's recognition of trans-gender " identity "

There is a difference between the demands of politeness and the demands of scientific observation. DNA says you are MALE or FEMALE. The rest is fatuous " and pernicious " identity politics ".

 [ University Adopts Transgender-Inclusive Name Policy

by Associated Press

CLARION, Pa. — A university in Pennsylvania is allowing students and workers to use nicknames on some campus records, including student identification cards and emails, in an effort to better allow them to express their identities.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Clarion University says it's the first of the state's 14 state-owned universities to implement such a policy. It became effective this fall.]

Identity politics now insists that a street named after Charles Darwin in an African town should have its named changed. Why ? Because Darwin was a racist. .Imagine any university approving this nonsense? Respecting NAMES is just respecting human history - good and bad.