“There are only two genders!” *proceeds to list two sexes…* 🙄 To anyone who heard trump’s comment yesterday, here’s a reminder why this statement will always be false: ✨ Gender does not equal sex - gender is a social construct (meaning we made it up!) that encompasses a person’s identity based on social roles, behaviors, and our own perceptions of gender (woman, man, nonbinary, + more) . Sex refers to biological characteristics determined by our chromosomes, sex organs, and hormone levels (female, male, intersex). ✨ Culturally, there have always been more than two genders documented across civilization and history (yes, even in Mesopotamia!). Biologically, there has also always been more than two sexes due to natural variances in our chromosomes that create characteristics between and completely outside of these labels. Saying either of these terms are limited to two options is simply false (and that’s not a matter of opinion). ✨ Intersex folks exist, account for up to 2% of the population, and encompass a wide variety of sex characteristics that do not fit into male or female categories! Whether or not politicians agree we do or don’t exist on paper, we always have and always will - and that’s not up for debate, friends! 👊
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