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[-] RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 hours ago

Critically thinking now, how strong is the evidence here?

[-] nyctre@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

A person’s biological sex usually refers to their status as female or male depending on their chromosomes, reproductive organs, and other characteristics. Chromosomes are tightly packed DNA, or molecules that contain the genetic instructions for the development and functioning of all living things. Humans typically have forty-six chromosomes. Two of those are sex chromosomes that contain instructions for the development and functioning of characteristics related to biological sex, such as reproductive organs. There are two kinds of human sex chromosomes, X and Y. Individuals identified as males tend to have one X and one Y chromosome, while those identified as females tend to have two X chromosomes. However, other people are born with other chromosome combinations, such as XXY, that lead them to develop a mix of characteristics. People who fit that description are often referred to as intersex, a category for people whose bodies do not conform with stereotypical expectations of males or females at birth.

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Evidence seems pretty strong to me.

[-] IZZI@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, and those are malformations and genetical defects that come with a lot of problems.

I don't know why people glorify them... Also, there is absolutely no way that a man born with XY magically will change it in their lifetime as the posts sugests.

[-] nyctre@lemmy.world 1 points 50 minutes ago

This article seems to disagree. But I don't know much on the subject so I might be misunderstanding.

Also, no matter what the correct answer is, pretending the answer is binary is definitely wrong. Since it's obviously a lot more complicated.

[-] IZZI@lemm.ee 1 points 29 minutes ago

From the article:

"Girls born with XY chromosomes are genetically boys but for a variety of reasons – mutations in genes that determine sexual development"

And again, they don't magically become the other sex, that was already determined at birth.

[-] nyctre@lemmy.world 1 points 17 minutes ago

No, not magically, no. You're right.

[-] IZZI@lemm.ee 1 points 13 minutes ago

Well, to be fair, not magically and not in any other way, it is impossible to change your sex

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