@powerstruggle@sh.itjust.works
Post #2032094
2026-01-16 01:27 UTC
Do you have a particular edge case in mind? One that's commonly brought up is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovotesticular_syndrome, but that doesn't fall outside the sex binary. Having a bit of nonfunctional tissue doesn't affect one's sex.
Colors aren't a great analogy either, because in anisogamous species, gametes are strictly binary. There's sperm and ova, with 0 overlap and 0 other options. "Purple gametes" just don't exist.
This also isn't my opinion, this is the accepted definition in the field of biology.
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@surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2026-01-16 12:06
Not anymore, no. Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic | Scientific American https://share.google/T8SeIlF6VVw1nWogD