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M4053946 t1_it89sm6 wrote

Reply to comment by akennelley in A Queer Community Speaks Up for Student After Teacher's Transphobia by wdcmsnbcgay

Someone says that biological sex is a real thing, and you wonder what they think of evolution? Odd. I think the right person to ask this question is the person who says that your sex is determined by your feelings and not your biology.

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akennelley t1_it8anah wrote

I wonder what they think about evolution because its ALSO not compatible with most mainstream religion, and being religion is the excuse the teacher has given to not use preferred pronouns, I think its a valid curiosity.

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M4053946 t1_it8bflz wrote

> not compatible with most mainstream religion

Except for the catholics, methodists, lutherans, anglicans, presbyterians, unitarians, and others.

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akennelley t1_it8gmf3 wrote

And how many those prohibit using preferred pronouns?

I have another question.

What the fuck is your problem? You're either a complete spaghetti head or hellbent on picking the dumbest fights for no reason.

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--Cr1imsoN-- t1_it9jzkc wrote

Certainly compatible, but good luck convincing the most conservative members of those said religions into thinking that it is.

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PensiveLog t1_it8kqav wrote

  1. sex and gender are different things. Pronouns denote gender

  2. someone wanting to be referred to as “they” does not have any impact on your life, so there’s no need for you to cry about it.

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thelongestfurby t1_it92jnm wrote

Transgender people are very aware that your biology doesn’t magically change when you identify as another gender, they take hormones specifically for that.

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gray-matter1111 t1_it979vd wrote

biologically, there are not just 2 sexes anyway. genetics is a crapshoot. anyone who has taken higher level biology classes should know that!!! science doesn’t give a heck about your feelings, buddy.

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CltAltAcctDel t1_iteiswm wrote

How many sexes are there and what are those other sexes?

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gray-matter1111 t1_itejkch wrote

there are an abundance of potential chromosomal differences that can occur in humans. aside from the typical XX and XY, humans can be born with a single X chromosome, XXX, XXY, etc. in addition, humans with seemingly normal XY chromosomes may present as female until genetic testing provides other evidence.

pretty cool to research, tbh!! it’s amazing what the human body does

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CltAltAcctDel t1_itejtow wrote

There are chromosomal anomalies but the people with these disorders are still male or female. What are the other sexes? You said there are more than two so name them.

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gray-matter1111 t1_itek7d3 wrote

intersex individuals. undefined by standard sex definitions. those examples are intersex humans, not male or female.

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CltAltAcctDel t1_itekjeg wrote

Intersex isn’t a sex. It’s a disorder, a deviation from the norm. Intersex people also represent a very small percentage of the population.

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gray-matter1111 t1_itel5aw wrote

nope. there’s increasing evidence that hormonal issues including low testosterone and PCOS (which affect a substantial portion of our population) are intersex conditions.

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CltAltAcctDel t1_item0ej wrote

Disorders of sex development (DSD) don’t equal intersex.

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CltAltAcctDel t1_iteo3hr wrote

Also PCOS is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. It is a disorder of the ovaries and they are in no way intersexed. While they produce more male hormones, they aren’t males or some third yet to be named sex.

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CuriousMaroon t1_it8zmoz wrote

This was my thought as well. Sex and gender are binary for 99.99% of humans.

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thelongestfurby t1_it92d9c wrote

“Gender is binary” and “there are exceptions” are mutually exclusive

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