That's what I keep trying to tell Serafin over in the News & Politics sections at times - that while (and feel free, Raven, to correct me if I get this wrong) biological sex is pretty well fixed as either XX (female) or XY (male), gender identity has long been a societal and cultural construct that has changed over the years to reflect the prevailing society/culture.I mean gender isn’t the same as biological sex so… there are more than two options!Anyways I’m a trans man and damn proud of it!
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Biological sex isn't actually binary either, XX and XY are the most common though people can have other combinations of the two sex chromosomes, or in the case of biological females having just one X chromosome, are diagnosed with Turner Syndrome. Humans are very complex, yet most of us taught that there are only two sexes and even two genders when gender isn't the same as sex, and biological sex can vary.
Interesting, but what percentage of people have something different that the typical XX and XY?
In a sense, that's what I was trying to tell @WHO IS SERAFIN: that while biological sex (the genetic part of what makes us male or female) is largely fixed as either XX or XY, gender (a/k/a our outward presentation of who we present as) is and has never been fixed but is a societal and cultural construct.
According to an article on Scientific America "1 person in 100 has some form of DSD". The article is here for those interested in learning more:
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
1 in 100 is more than I thought it would be.According to an article on Scientific America "1 person in 100 has some form of DSD". The article is here for those interested in learning more:
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and malewww.scientificamerican.com
Yes it’s binary just like genders. What you are describing is a genetic screwup where something went wrong. nature messed up just like having deformed limbs, small people, retarded individuals with physical and mental impairments just like it happens with every living thing on the planet at times.
Take that thought and go with it scientific American is about as reliable as your grocery store gossip journal where ww2 bomber has been found on the moon.
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In a crazy whacked out world it isn’t, but for most of our thousands of years in civilization yes it is.Sex + Gender = Not the same thing
Genetic screwup my rosy-red ass.....
Even sex itself is influenced so strongly through societal and cultural constructs. The way we think about and interpret our bodies and ourselves is determined in large part by sociocultural factors. More than that, these factors even influence our development itself as embodiment happens through enculturation.
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