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[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Hate to break it to you gals, but congrats to Trump for becoming the first female president!

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 1 points 4 days ago

No, George Washington was now the first female president.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What if due to age, condition or procedure you don't produce any?

I feel even if they went with this, there could be better ways to define it.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

No one produces sperm at conception. No one produces sperm at birth. It's nonsense legislation.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

Best part is, in order to prove I'm a man, I need to wank and they need to check on a lab.

ATM my gender is Schrödinger's

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 7 points 6 days ago

I for one accept my new government assigned gender!

Now when are they passing that government assigned discord kitten legislation?

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 5 points 6 days ago

So now there will finally be wage equality. All the previous males will be getting a 23% pay cut.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

My man-tits now make a lot more sense. I think I'm going to make a stellar addition to the female gender. I'm off to find a local bar with a ladies night. See you there my fellow ladies.

[–] double_quack@lemm.ee -3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What I understand about the "intention of the text" is that:

  • XY: male.
  • XX: female.

People who's body or mind don't match with their genes would then be a male or a female with one or a combination of hormonal, developmental, or psychological issues.

[–] kadup@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

What I understand about the “intention of the text” is that:

That's probably the intention, but because it was written by somebody with zero academic biological experience that is also trying to cosplay as a professional writing a rigorous definition, it fails to do so.

XY: male. XX: female.

Would you like to hear a crazy secret? We biologists don't use the words "gender" and "sex" separately because we feel like it, there is a major difference between the too. Want to hear something even crazier? We don't use "XY = male!" as our definition either.

People who’s body or mind don’t match with their genes

Huh... where else do you think their traits come from? Their soul? Their zodiac sign? Your phenotype is nothing but your genes + regulated expression from the environment.

then be a male or a female with one or a combination of hormonal, developmental, or psychological issues

Are blond people just a male or female with a developmental issue in their hair's pigmentation? Or for this specific category of human diversity you're okay with calling them what they are rather than trying to define what wild type genomic expression is the "correct"? I mean, a person with XY chromosomes but a mutated SRY gene would develop entirely as a female, your worldview seems to imply that's "hormonal and developmental issues!" but then I'd love to hear your views on race - or in fact, I would much rather not hear them, if they follow the same logic as your initial proposition.

While we are here, how about the XY individuals with a working SRY gene that physically develop as male, but have certain neural activation patterns only found in women and that swear they were born in the wrong body from a very young age? Why exactly are we going to discard the biological evidence to their subjective perception, just because it makes you uncomfortable? Because if that's the case, maybe your subjectivity makes me uncomfortable... should we start listing and denying aspects of your physiology too?

[–] double_quack@lemm.ee -5 points 6 days ago

Jesus Christ, chill, my dude. I was just explaining what I understand/interpret from the text and its context, not endorsing anything...

My gosh, I am escaping from Reddit precisely because of this aggressive behavior... This is literally my first day in this platform and I get sarcasm and hostility right away.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

What about:

XYY?

XXY?

XXX?

[–] double_quack@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

They are certainly fascinating exceptions, but I am not educated enough in the subject to have a strong opinion. I was just sharing what I interpret from the text posted.

[–] subiacOSB@lemmy.ml -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Really, I’m a lady now? How so?

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

… What’s the point of commenting when you didn’t even bother to read the post?

[–] subiacOSB@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

Maybe just don’t get it oh well

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 310 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

Trump declares ~~himself~~ herself the first female President of the USA? 😳

(Edit: Excuse me Mrs. President, I had misgendered you.)

[–] ThaMunsta@sh.itjust.works 124 points 1 week ago (9 children)

He's so petty he had to steal that title from both Hilary and Kamala it just took him this long...

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[–] SuperIce@lemmy.world 210 points 1 week ago (30 children)

Technically no. They aren't male or female, they're undifferentiated. Since we're neither male nor female at conception, this order means males and females don't actually exist at all.

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 168 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I think this is actually more gender abolitionist if you think about it. No one is producing reproductive cells/gametes at conception. They begin by producing undifferentiated stem cells that will later specialize into all of the other cell types.

Male and female now officially retired. Rejoice!

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[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 129 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Turns out they were always asking, "What is a woman?" because they had no idea either.

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