A Canadian man was so fed up with the cost of car insurance, he legally changed his gender in an effort to reduce his premiums.
The man told CBC News he is saving about $100 per month – about $1100 so far.
“I’m a man, 100%. Legally, I’m a woman,” he says.
“I did it for cheaper car insurance. I didn’t feel like getting screwed over anymore.
“It was pretty simple. I just basically asked for it and told (the doctor) that I identify as a woman, or I’d like to identify as a woman, and he wrote me the letter I wanted.”
With his altered driver’s licence and birth certificate, it was easy to take out the cheaper insurance policy as a woman, he says.
However, the man’s stunt hasn’t gone down well with Canada’s transgender community.
“I think it cheapens the whole process. It sort of casts doubt on everybody else’s motives for making those changes,” Marie Little, a former chair of the Trans Alliance Society told CBC.
“I think it gives ammunition to people who want to take rights away from trans people.”
Gender, driver age, location and previous driving record are just come of the factors taken into consideration when assessing insurance premiums.
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