Are there more than 2 sexes/genders?

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Are there more than 2 sexes/genders?
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Sex vs. Gender

• Sex - biologically based genetically determined
  genitals and chromosomes
• Gender - socially/culturally constructed
  masculinity vs. femininity

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Third Option

• ANDROGYNY (Pat on SNL) intersection between
  masculine and feminine
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vVwT1kp0C3Ss
• Its how one feels about ones own sex

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Vocabulary

• Gender typing ascribing to yourself traits,
  behaviors, and roles that are common of people of
  your sex in your culture
• Gender roles norms for acceptable behavior for
  males and females (i.e. females cry)

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Vocabulary

• Gender stereotypes characteristics you apply to
  a group of people but they are over-simplified

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Biology of Sex

• Sex chromosomes 1 from egg (only gives X) and
  sperm gives X or Y
• XXgirl and XYboy
• Fetus sexually bi-potential until 8 weeks

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Biology of Sex

• Default is female
• When its XY, at 8 weeks a message is sent to mom
  to produce ANDROGEN (hormone) to masculinize ?
  testes form, brain changes, penis forms

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Biology of Sex

• In absence of ANDROGEN, the baby becomes female

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Prenatal Hormone Abnormalities

• 1. Andrenogenital Syndrome (AGS) - too much
  androgen is released to the fetus. Not a problem
  if fetus is male but a female is made more
  masculine (genitalia masculinizes) More
  likely to be a TOMBOY

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Prenatal Hormone Abnormalities

• 2. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS) - baby
  doesnt detect androgen and male babies dont
  masculinize develop as female but genetically
  XY no internal sex organs at puberty grow
  breasts but dont menstruate (XY females)..jlc

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Prenatal Hormone Abnormalities

• 3. Alpha Reductase Deficiency (DHT) -partial
  androgen insensitivity internally male but
  externally female. If not detected before
  puberty, testes will produce sperm and male
  secondary characteristics will develop

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• Ann Fausto-Sterling believes that 2 sexes are not
  enough
• A spectrum of sexuality exists (HElt---------------
  -------------gtSHE)
• Surgery can be done to change to one sex
• Within the first year of intersex baby, doctors
  operate to assign a sex

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Chromosomal Abnormalities

• 1. XOTurners Syndrome (sperm contributes
  nothing) baby develops female but cant
  reproduce because doesnt have reproductive
  organs usually short
• 2. XXX (sperm contributes too much) looks
  female, tends to be normal

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Chromosomal Abnormalities

• 3. XXYKlinefelters Syndrome - live as men,
  looks and raised as male, but small penis
  testes, low androgen secretion possible female
  breasts develop a feminizing male
• 4. XYY - Hyper aggressive male

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Transgender

• http//www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2053852/Bo
  bby-Montoya-Colorado-Girl-Scouts-say-yes-BOY-wants
  -join-them.html