Refuting "biological sex is binary bc gametes"

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[–]IridescentAnaconda 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Notwithstanding errors in gametogenesis, every ovum has exactly one X chromosome and every sperm has exactly one X or one Y chromosome. The resulting zygote has two sex chromosomes, either XX or XY, except in the case when there are errors in gametogenesis (note that this kind of error is abnormal and the result of some failure in the process of meiosis). Even when there are -- abnormally -- three sex chromosomes, in order to have a viable organism, epigenetic processes necessarily silence the genes on one of them so that the correct dosing can occur for expression and subsequent translation. In summary, the cellular machinery in humans (and really almost all eukaryotes) is fundamentally organized around binary sex chromosomes. Sure, in a very small percentage, failures in the usual processes can still result in a viable organism, but these are failures and not normal biology. Certainly I wish intersex individuals healthy and fulfilling lives, but the biology that resulted in their chromosomal makeup is not normal.

And, frankly, using intersex and infertile individuals to advance your evil agenda is really despicable.

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    [–]IridescentAnaconda 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

    This is a stupid argument. According to you, in order to say anything definite about anything you need 100% concordance. That is not how science works. Typically some process is noted up to some tolerable statistical limit, beyond which it is considered unexplained variability. In the case of Kleinfelter and similar genetic abnormalities, it is explained as failures in cellular machinery.

    But you do you, keep advancing your evil agenda.

    (FWIW, I don't care what medically horrific body modifications adults consent to, but it is pure evil to force this on children.)

    [–]GConly 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    The fact that intersex and infertile people exists does still mean biological sex isn't a clear binary regardless of whether or not people changing their biological sex is a good thing.

    99% of the biologists on the planet are torn between laughing v at this and crying.

    You sex is not defined by you ability to reproduce, it's defined by which gonads you have.