Biological sex is a social construct by the way. Trans men are men with a man’s body. Trans women are women with a woman’s body. Non-binary people are non-binary with non-binary bodies.
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THIS IS ENTIRELY TRUE. ok so i am a trans woman but i am also a biologist and the thing about how humans conceive sex is its totally constructed. transphobes try to bring science into it but science is entirely against them. the fact is, in biology sex is defined exclusively by production of gametes (in humans, sperm and egg). THATS IT. when humans discuss biological sex, we tend to be talking about genitalia, hormones, secondary sex characteristics, etc., and while there is a correlation between all these things, that correlation is statistical, not inherent. Those traits are housed on different genes, and the point of sexual reproduction is that it brings genetic variation, and intersex people are the proof that biology works in a way that often (as in, hundreds of thousands or even millions of individuals) breaks that correlation. And people always respond to that with “oh but intersex people are flukes” but that shows a basic misunderstanding of biology, evolution is not a striated path but a constant process and flukes are the MECHANISM BY WHICH EVOLUTION WORKS. there is no such thing as a wrong mutation, mutation is random and sometimes increases and sometimes decreases fitness, but the fact is that the way we conceive of biological sex in heteronormal society has NOTHING to do with science. the traits we equate with “biological sex”, like genitals and secondary sex characteristics are not actually connected to the scientific concept of sex by anything but probability, and how humans in western society generally conceive of biosex is not based in science but actually in social constructions that were entirely caused by a LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE. basically what I’m saying is if you think trans people are lying, fine, but don’t try to bring science into it, its against you and you’re running out of excuses to be a dick.
Biological sex is not a
social construct and I’m not trying to say that to discredit trans people. It
simply isn’t. You all love to use the “if intersex people break that
correlation, then that means sex is a social construct because it doesn’t
account for them!”. Intersex people are a statistical outlier; the fact is that
the majority of people produce those secondary sex characteristics directly
related to XX/XY chromosomes. That’s how it’s been for other animals that have
existed long before humans. Intersex people even have an abnormal combination
of chromosomes which leads to their condition, but they only account for a very
small size of the population.
the traits
we equate with “biological sex”, like genitals and secondary sex
characteristics are not actually connected to the scientific concept of sex by
anything but probability
…So we don’t
receive genes from our chromosomes that determine our sex and ultimately
lead to gamete production but ok
but i am also a biologist
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and intersex people are the proof that biology works in a way that often (as in, hundreds of thousands or even millions of individuals) breaks that correlation. “
…Does he not know that people who might be considered “Intersex” Have the condition of kleinfelters and Turners syndrome, rendering them unable to reproduce? Like does he not understand that it’s a genetic MUTATION and not a “Natural thing uvu”
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