The way we think about biological sex is wrong | Emily Quinn
TED Health
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What Is the Difference Between Male and Female?
Most people assume that you're biologically either a man or a woman, but it's actually a lot more complex than that. We put people in boxes based on their genitalia before a baby's even born. Genitals don't actually tell you anything, yet we define ourselves by them. And biological sex is not black or white. It's on a spectrum. Besides your genitalia, you also have your chromozomes, your gonads, like ovaries or testicles. You have your internal sex organs, your hormon production, your hormon response,. and your secondary sex characteristics, like breast development, body hair, et cetera. If there are infinite ways our bodies
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