If you put “other”—and this applies to any of the questions, not just this one—you’re pretty much wasting your vote
I disagree; it might be important to identify oneself as something which is not one of the presented options, even if no one cares what other thing you are. For example …
I was kind of surprised how many people can’t settle on a specific gender, even though the aim of the question was more to figure out how many men versus women are on here
… I’m genderqueer, and when I take demographic surveys it’s important to me that I’m not counted in either the “men” or the “women” group. Firstly, it would be lying, and secondly, it would be lying in a way which perpetuates the invisibility of my actual identity. That may not be a big deal to the survey writer, but it’s always a big deal to me.
I disagree; it might be important to identify oneself as something which is not one of the presented options, even if no one cares what other thing you are. For example …
… I’m genderqueer, and when I take demographic surveys it’s important to me that I’m not counted in either the “men” or the “women” group. Firstly, it would be lying, and secondly, it would be lying in a way which perpetuates the invisibility of my actual identity. That may not be a big deal to the survey writer, but it’s always a big deal to me.