androgynoussleuth:

Am I the only one who has always wondered why it is the issue of Naoto’s gender is never mentioned by the police once it is revealed? I do understand that Naoto is not the main character, but her shadow’s creation rested on that insecurity. I just do not believe it is realistic for her to have easily been accepted once outed for two reasons: one, the discrimination against females in that field and two, that she deceived all law enforcement! She lied  to them.

I really should write a story that fleshes out the ramifications of the revelation of her sex.

This is a good point, if for nothing else, the fact that they didn’t like her because of her age you’d think this would be something else they could use to count her out.  As it stands, it seems like they respected her just fine, even considering the fact that she was taken off the case technically.  I remember Adachi mentioning that the police force was worried because she went missing, and then she’s at the police station when they lock Souji/Yu up, and even talks to the officers when they catch the culprit… both times.  

So… yeah, this is kinda a good point.  

And she didn’t just lie to them, she practically lied to the whole world.  She was known as the “Detective Prince,” and even in the manga she’s called on to go to Inaba, so wouldn’t that cause all sorts of friction?