GC: How can sex be unchangeable, when the body constantly changes? And throughout evolution, unicellular organisms transitioned and changed to the multicellular organisms we call humans?

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[–]BiologyIsReal 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Yes, you're right. Normal people aren't looking into someone else's pants to determine whether they're a woman or a man. Normal people can still determine whether someone is a man or a woman without doing this, though.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

It's not difficult to fool people with the right mix of luck, hormone therapy, etc.

[–]BiologyIsReal 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's actually quite difficult to hide your sex, especially for males. Trans natal females seem to be more likely to "pass", but that may because I've only seen them in pictures. In contrast, even in pictures, trans natal males are usually obviously males.

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It depends on the person's genetics and the lengths to which they'll go to change their body and voice, but it's still possible.