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It’s really not that hard. Lots of syndromes, but everyone is a male or female and there is an argument for a unisex designation. People after all are born with no or both sex organs.

I read your question as about gender.

I'm not a biologist. A person can have the most common sex chromosome combinations of XX or XY [edit previously mistakenly said YY] . There are those with the less common combinations of XXY and XYY. I don't know the answer for sure, but I would have to guess that the answer is not 2 based on these unusual cases alone. If gender is rigidly defined by reproductive roles, the answer might seem to be 2, but is it really? I think we all know of people whose appearance and demeanor seem to conflict with their traditionally accepted gender assignment. If you don't believe this, look no further than Lindsey Graham.

I thought the duplication of chromosomes was the cause of downs syndrome a.k.a. chromosome 21 disorder. It just goes to show you, you learn something new every day. Thanks!

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It’s really not that hard. Lots of syndromes, but everyone is a male or female and there is an argument for a unisex designation. People after all are born with no or both sex organs.

Uhm, unisex is generally accepted to mean the same as gender neutral.

I thought the duplication of chromosomes was the cause of downs syndrome a.k.a. chromosome 21 disorder. It just goes to show you, you learn something new every day. Thanks!

Nope, you can have duplication of the sex chromosomes. There are even women who are XXX, and I' m not talking about Donald Trump's whorefriends.

Uhm, unisex is generally accepted to mean the same as gender neutral.

Nope, you can have duplication of the sex chromosomes. There are even women who are XXX, and I' m not talking about Donald Trump's whorefriends.

Just curious, with all this talk of chromosomes, which gender reassignment surgery changes ones chromosomes.

Uhm, unisex is generally accepted to mean the same as gender neutral.

Nope, you can have duplication of the sex chromosomes. There are even women who are XXX, and I' m not talking about Donald Trump's whorefriends.

So, what I am seeing posted here is that there are exactly 2 sexes, not counting gentic disorders. Thank you for the clarification.

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Gotta admit, I laughed out loud when I saw this!

Just curious, with all this talk of chromosomes, which gender reassignment surgery changes ones chromosomes.

Nothing I know of but I already addressed that.

So, what I am seeing posted here is that there are exactly 2 sexes, not counting gentic disorders. Thank you for the clarification.

I see that view the same way I view Newtonian mechanics. It seems to hold true in many situations, but in others it fails miserably.

I see that view the same way I view Newtonian mechanics. It seems to hold true in many situations, but in others it fails miserably.

Please validate you point in regards to Newtonian mechanics.

Please validate you point in regards to Newtonian mechanics.

I'm just making an analogy. I assume that in this day and age, pretty much everyone knows that Newtonian mechanics falls apart when you approach the speed of light. So in other words when Einstein took a closer look at commonly accepted wisdom (Newton's laws), he was able to find a point where it breaks down (high speed). The analogy I'm making is that it looks like it might be the same with gender when scientists take a deeper look at human physiology. The notion of two definite genders looks like it might have broken down. It seems that hormones and receptivity to hormones plays a huge role in gender identity, and that sex chromosomes are just one determinant of hormone levels. There are plenty of articles on this subject. Don't take my word for it. I also assume that in this day and age everyone has the ability to do their own research. I just did a search on "number of genders science" and came up with a number of articles.

I'm just making an analogy. I assume that in this day and age, pretty much everyone knows that Newtonian mechanics falls apart when you approach the speed of light. So in other words when Einstein took a closer look at commonly accepted wisdom (Newton's laws), he was able to find a point where it breaks down (high speed). The analogy I'm making is that it looks like it might be the same with gender when scientists take a deeper look at human physiology. The notion of two definite genders looks like it might have broken down. It seems that hormones and receptivity to hormones plays a huge role in gender identity, and that sex chromosomes are just one determinant of hormone levels. There are plenty of articles on this subject. Don't take my word for it. I also assume that in this day and age everyone has the ability to do their own research. I just did a search on "number of genders science" and came up with a number of articles.

For the recorrd, I'm not implying that people cannot be attracted to the same or both sexes (or variations) and I don't care. But, there are only 2 sexes. Male and female (extremely rare anomalies excluded). Why would hormone therapy be needed if there is a predisposition? You want to bring in an analogy that at the speed of light (or greater), physics warps. Thats not analogous. Unless you have some really fast transgenders. Well, I guess we do. When a male identifies as a female and competes in track for instance. Trophies have been won and records have been decimated. after all.

For the recorrd, I'm not implying that people cannot be attracted to the same or both sexes (or variations) and I don't care. But, there are only 2 sexes. Male and female (extremely rare anomalies excluded). Why would hormone therapy be needed if there is a predisposition? You want to bring in an analogy that at the speed of light (or greater), physics warps. Thats not analogous. Unless you have some really fast transgenders. Well, I guess we do. When a male identifies as a female and competes in track for instance. Trophies have been won and records have been decimated. after all.

Who said anything about hormone therapy? Please reread.

For the recorrd, I'm not implying that people cannot be attracted to the same or both sexes (or variations) and I don't care. But, there are only 2 sexes. Male and female (extremely rare anomalies excluded). Why would hormone therapy be needed if there is a predisposition? You want to bring in an analogy that at the speed of light (or greater), physics warps. Thats not analogous. Unless you have some really fast transgenders. Well, I guess we do. When a male identifies as a female and competes in track for instance. Trophies have been won and records have been decimated. after all.

The analogy was about using scientific methods taking a closer look at reality and breaking down old paradigms. I've always said that conservatives are cognitively challenged when it comes to either making or interpreting analogies. Actually this all started when I originally said that conservatives were cognitively challenged when it comes to science. Thank you for proving my both of my points.

For the recorrd, I'm not implying that people cannot be attracted to the same or both sexes (or variations) and I don't care. But, there are only 2 sexes. Male and female (extremely rare anomalies excluded). Why would hormone therapy be needed if there is a predisposition? You want to bring in an analogy that at the speed of light (or greater), physics warps. Thats not analogous. Unless you have some really fast transgenders. Well, I guess we do. When a male identifies as a female and competes in track for instance. Trophies have been won and records have been decimated. after all.

It's dawned on me that you might be illiterate when it comes to biology.

The analogy was about using scientific methods taking a closer look at reality and breaking down old paradigms. I've always said that conservatives are cognitively challenged when it comes to either making or interpreting analogies. Actually this all started when I originally said that conservatives were cognitively challenged when it comes to science. Thank you for proving my both of my points.

It's dawned on me that you might be illiterate when it comes to biology.

Clearly, by your self judgement, you are more intelligent and literate than most.Quite the feat!

Clearly, by your self judgement, you are more intelligent and literate than most.Quite the feat!

Definitely more so than you. You're a disaster.

Definitely more so than you. You're a disaster.

Pivot to insults. So predictable.

Pivot to insults. So predictable.

Only when appropriate.

A top aide to Kamala Harris gave a damning assessment of the California senator’s struggling campaign in her resignation letter, declaring that she has never seen an organization “treat its staff so poorly” and accused the campaign of encouraging people to move across states -- only to lay them off without notice.

Only when appropriate.

You sound like Trump

A top aide to Kamala Harris gave a damning assessment of the California senator’s struggling campaign in her resignation letter, declaring that she has never seen an organization “treat its staff so poorly” and accused the campaign of encouraging people to move across states -- only to lay them off without notice.

Being a trump supporter I can only assume you find this admirable.

Being a trump supporter I can only assume you find this admirable.

Admirable, no. Hilarious, yes

Admirable, no. Hilarious, yes

Does that mean she has your support or does she need to be a lying, grifting, cheating, tax scamming, sharpie wielding ashole before that happens? Everyone is confused on what values Forever Trumpers hold dear.