If we're going to do this, let's at least start off by doing it for sensible reasons, such as "I'd like to not sit next to overweight people".
Why? Well, clearly space.
The first airline where women can request not to sit next to men 2 points | 2 days ago | 3 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41058911
Who is a woman in this context? Can I wear girly clothes and be a woman? I can't hide at the sauna but if I "feel woman"? And how is that not going to annoy other woman?
In a world where everyone can be whoever they are things like this seem totally out of place
...me...