Because everything name people use online must match their govt issued ID.<p>I can still remember the first time I uploaded a masculine avatar I had to get a medical exam to prove I was the same gender people seeing my picture assume I am.<p>Its a hard world, if only we could communicate online with a total identity of our choosing! We could all pick fake names, like a pen name, or a &#x27;pseudo&#x27; name thay wasn&#x27;t real. Wjat a crazy world THAT would be @sanctus.<p>For bonus points, consider the gender and racial connotations entrenched within your own username - sanctus - based on the language (latin) I&#x27;m guessing you&#x27;re a white roman from antiquity!