Does X chromosome make you a "woman" and Y a man?
Discussion
Couple of interesting articles:
https://www.newstatesman.com/future-proof/2015/02/...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/think-gend...
I started doing some reading after seeing a YouTube clip where a spokesperson was dealing with some very aggressive questioning from a young woman who was offended that he referred to a man who identified as a woman, as a man. His response was "I can't change biology".
While I'm happy to refer to people however they wish to be referred to, it did make me think.
When all the political correctness is ignored and people’s feelings are left out of the mix, what’s the answer?
I would have thought that a Y chromosome makes you genetically male. Though you may hate it and live a X-centric life, you are still what you are, so the comment above made sense to me. However, on reading into it a little further, I must confess to being confused.
Have I been dazzled by science or are the articles right?
https://www.newstatesman.com/future-proof/2015/02/...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/think-gend...
I started doing some reading after seeing a YouTube clip where a spokesperson was dealing with some very aggressive questioning from a young woman who was offended that he referred to a man who identified as a woman, as a man. His response was "I can't change biology".
While I'm happy to refer to people however they wish to be referred to, it did make me think.
When all the political correctness is ignored and people’s feelings are left out of the mix, what’s the answer?
I would have thought that a Y chromosome makes you genetically male. Though you may hate it and live a X-centric life, you are still what you are, so the comment above made sense to me. However, on reading into it a little further, I must confess to being confused.
Have I been dazzled by science or are the articles right?
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