Almost 10 years ago, I traveled (for work) with a butch lesbian to Chile. I was pretty horrified to watch the passport control agent refer to her as male -- he didn't even look at her passport, just relied on his own sexist reflexes... While your circumstances are different, that experience taught me that even in situations supposedly governed by documents and formalities, people will nonetheless assert their prejudices.
Almost 10 years ago, I traveled (for work) with a butch lesbian to Chile. I was pretty horrified to watch the passport control agent refer to her as male -- he didn't even look at her passport, just relied on his own sexist reflexes... While your circumstances are different, that experience taught me that even in situations supposedly governed by documents and formalities, people will nonetheless assert their prejudices.