Having Faith In America's Ability to Choose Genders and Restrooms

I HEARD A RUMOR that when you join Facebook, and fill out their questionaire, you have a choice of fifty eight genders from which to choose. I heard this from one of those crazy right wing radio talkers, so, who knows. Of course, I could find out by joining Facebook, and....nah. I cannot do the social media thing. I can barely drag myself to my phone, or to the senior center...but, like any normal homo sapiens, curiosity impels. First, is this true about Facebook? Have we become so incredibly diverse, inclusive, and free spirited culturally that we now have fifty eight genders on Facebook? What about the real world? My real question is: other than male and female, what are the other fifty six genders called? And, indeed, what "are" they, scientifically speaking? Call my crazy, or stupid, or uneducated, or backward, but I only know of the usual, traditional two genders. Are we branching out now? I need to find out, so I won't feel and look stupid. Social media is a vast global network, a huge, socially influential subculture, and if social media has ordained fifty six new genders, well then, so be it, let us learn to love and respect them all. But first, one must find out exactly who and what they are, mustn't one? I have always self identified, as we like to say, as male, a man, largely because that's what society seemed to expect of me, partly because its what seemed and still seems anatomically appropiate, if you will, and partly because its always seemed to work for me. No complaints. And, I have always felt attraceted to a gender I and most folks call "female", perhaps for the same reasons. Now, suddenly, I don't have to limit myself to all that anymore. Suddenly, I have many more options, it seems. Who knows what exciting new genders I am suddenly capable of becoming! - if the rumor is true. I'll work all that out in due time. Meanwhile, it is to be hoped that one day we shall all decide where we want everyone to go to the bathroom. Otherwise we might be in for a huge and expensive national surge in national acrimony, new restroom construction, or public diaper wearing. Hell, if a billion Facebook members can decide what gender they are with fifty eight choices at their disposal, which must get very confusing, surely we the American people can decide the best place for everyone to go and relieve the self. I have faith in our ability to do so.