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ElwoodBlues · M
Cute! Can anyone tell me whether a hermaphrodite with XXY sex chromosomes (Klinefelter syndrome) is male or female? They tend to have partial plumbing of both sorts.
[b]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16042329/
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[u]A bit more about intersex people[/u]
We have observed genotypes involving XXX, XXY, XYY and X0 (Turner syndrome) sex chromosomes. And we've observed human phenotypes with a range from no functioning sex organs to varying amounts of male & female sex organs on the same individual (these are often called intersex). Genetic mosaicism is where the X and Y chromosomes are expressed differently (from the most common expression) on different parts of the body (these phenotypes are also often described as intersex and sometimes hermaphrodite). These are all observable biological phenomena that either God or Nature brings into the human family.
You may say such people are rare, and they are. But our laws have to apply equally to all citizens. So how should the law deal with such a person?
[b]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16042329/
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[u]A bit more about intersex people[/u]
We have observed genotypes involving XXX, XXY, XYY and X0 (Turner syndrome) sex chromosomes. And we've observed human phenotypes with a range from no functioning sex organs to varying amounts of male & female sex organs on the same individual (these are often called intersex). Genetic mosaicism is where the X and Y chromosomes are expressed differently (from the most common expression) on different parts of the body (these phenotypes are also often described as intersex and sometimes hermaphrodite). These are all observable biological phenomena that either God or Nature brings into the human family.
You may say such people are rare, and they are. But our laws have to apply equally to all citizens. So how should the law deal with such a person?
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ElwoodBlues · M
@GerOttman Yes, that is a much better way of phrasing it.
I'm not familiar with "the microscope argument." But if I were to make up a weather analogy, it would have one group declaring that the only kinds of precipitation are rain and snow. And then the other group would be asking "what about sleet?" The point being that often two simple categories can't handle the full complexity of nature.
I'm not familiar with "the microscope argument." But if I were to make up a weather analogy, it would have one group declaring that the only kinds of precipitation are rain and snow. And then the other group would be asking "what about sleet?" The point being that often two simple categories can't handle the full complexity of nature.
ElwoodBlues · M
@ServantOfTheGoddess OK, point taken.
GerOttman · 61-69, M
@ElwoodBlues microscope was made up at the moment, it refers to looking at a situation in so small a dimension so as to lose all sight of some larger picture. sometimes I call it looking through the wrong end of the telescope too. I have also referred to this as pulling two hairs off a buffalo's ass and trying to weave an Indian blanket.
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MrBrownstone · 46-50, M
Liberals
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