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12 hours agoThe truth is that there is an observed binary in this case. N = 2. Gametic definition provides utility. That’s why it’s the only definition used in biology.
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Why do you think the truth is transphobic?
I’m relaying what the overwhelming consensus is in the field of biology.
Those aren’t exceptions. Castrated males, menopausal females, children, and anyone with complete infertility all have a clear sex.
Please read this link, as previously suggested
https://theparadoxinstitute.org/articles/sex-development-charts
Some more reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disorders_of_sex_development
Those are variations within the sex binary. Not an exception. You’re confusing sex with phenotype and genotype.
Please apply a proper skeptical review of your idea. I’ve saved you the effort of searching. Here is more:
https://www.gwup.org/skeptiker-artikel/sonstiges/one-reality-two-sexes-and-many-endless-debates/
There are only two sexes because there are only two types of gametes [in anisogamous species]. There’s no intermediate one. Therefore, there can only be two sexes that an individual can have.
Nothing in the biology of the sexes makes sense except in the light of gametes.
What exceptions exist?
It’s the other way around. Categorical simplicity is observed in nature. Gametic sex is the only coherent definition.
Everyone has a sex. Some people don’t produce gametes. Their bodies still contain sexed structures.
Sex is actually that simple. It’s entirely defined by gamete production. Any edge case you can think of can be resolved to one of two sexes. Note the sexes listed for each DSD here:
https://theparadoxinstitute.org/articles/sex-development-charts
You’re right that sex testing is not as simple
You’re spewing lies. Please stop. Khelif admitted to being male. That’s indisputable. If you’re confused, please reread the article and above diagrams. It’s made to educate ignorant people. You can become educated.
Giving birth is one way of knowing. Please stop acting mentally disabled.
You’re really trying here, but still no. There are many easy ways to determine sex. Having a child is one of them. Your argument that most people don’t know their sex is wrong.
Sex is empirically verifiable. Gender is not. Laws and rules based on sex can be enforced without bias. If you think laws shouldn’t be based on empirical facts, advocate for change.
This is all a digression from the fact that Khelif is self-admittedly male. If you think Khelif should be able to compete in women’s leagues regardless then convince the sport authorities to change the rules away from sex.
Other way around. Khelif’s mother knows what her own sex is. She gave birth to Khelif. Only one sex is capable of that in humans
I take it you accept the biological reality. It’s actually the case that most people know their sex. Anyone that has had a child knows what their sex is.
It’s true that in a lot of cases, sex isn’t particularly important. That’s OK! But sometimes it matters, like in elite sports. Athletes have to go through many invasive testing procedures to compete, and including a simple, noninvasive sex test is not a burden.
Glad to help!
You’re suffering from some common misconceptions, namely that genitalia is how sex is defined. It’s not! Sex is defined entirely by gametes, because no other definition makes sense across the animal kingdom. The response to all of your questions is, “What gametes do they produce or are organized around producing?”.
Chromosomes are how sex is determined in humans, but not how sex is defined. Sex is not defined by sex characteristics. Other species have different sex determination systems, such as the ambient temperature determining the sex of a fetus. Trying to define sex by chromosomes for those species just wouldn’t make sense!
To answer your questions for persons A & B, please consult these handy charts:
https://theparadoxinstitute.org/articles/sex-development-charts
You will notice that each viable DSD has male or female listed, because their sex is not ambiguous. Person A would likely have CAIS and therefore be male
Person B would likely be have XX male syndrome and also be male
Person C doesn’t exist, as you’re imagining; you’re suffering from another common misconception. Humans aren’t born with fully functional reproductive organs of both sexes. Some species do have that! They have body plans where that is a normal part of development, and you will simultaneously find healthy males, females, and hermaphrodites co-existing (or males+hermaphrodites, or other combinations). Keep in mind that those species still have two sexes, they just have individuals that are male, female, or both sexes (sequentially or simultaneously)
Humans are what’s known as gonochoric, because we don’t have that. You can find humans born with Ovotesticular syndrome, but that still isn’t “produces mature gametes of both types”. It’s “maybe produces gametes of one type, and has a bit of non-functional tissue of the other gamete type, known as streak tissue”. Their bodies are still organized around producing one gamete type or the other.
There are two sexes, because there are exactly two types of gametes in anisogamous species. No more, no less. Note that you’ll often see mating types confused with sex, but those are not sexes. Those are isogamous species and interesting, but irrelevant to this conversation.
I hope that helped!
You’ve confused gender and sex. Please educate yourself. I’ll help!
What makes someone male or female is the type of gametes their body is organized around producing.
Let’s start with that. Can you acknowledge your previous ignorance now that you have become slightly more educated?
Did you go into a fugue state as you read this part, or just felt like lying to everyone?
Khelif confirmed she has the SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome that indicates masculinity.
Some male babies are born with ambiguous genitalia, and get incorrectly assigned female at birth. They are raised “as a girl” in the gender sense, while still being biologically male. They are not trans. No amount of being raised “as a girl” changes their sex. Khelif is one of these people. Khelif is male.
You don’t even understand the basics of what you’re trying to argue about. Please, for everyone’s sake, educate yourself before polluting the Fediverse.
It remains true that Khelif is self-admittedly biologically male, despite your wish that reality weren’t so
They’re not clear at all. They’re histrionics. People don’t bother reading what she wrote. They read someone’s shit take worst possible interpretation of what she wrote
Yes, it is
Lemmy unreasonably hates her because she’s a successful woman that won’t nicely shut up and know her place. Misogyny runs deep here. Nobody will provide you with justification for the hyperbole in the OP because it doesn’t exist.
Imane Khelif is biologically male and has said so directly:
People really want to hate on J.K. Rowling for that, but she was 100% correct.
There is no demanding. Intersex is a confusing term. It has confused you. Please learn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disorders_of_sex_development
https://theparadoxinstitute.org/articles/sex-development-charts
You’re confusing the scope of sex. The sex binary is fact. Sex is different from gender, is different from sexuality.