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This comment is the equivalent to saying that people with mental health issues don't matter and don't count because they are abnormalities. Having different chr

This comment is the equivalent to saying that people with mental health issues don't matter and don't count because they are abnormalities. Having different chromosomes changes your biochemistry from the traditional XX or XY and just because it isn't what we were normally taught to expect doesn't mean we can just write off the perspectives of those people. That's a load of shit, quite frankly

siland 5y ago
> This comment is the equivalent to saying that people with mental health issues don't matter and don't count because they are abnormalities. No it's not. They're just pointing out that these are unusual chromosomal configurations, not new sexes.
- netizen-936824 5y ago
  So what makes it "not a sex"? Because genitalia is generally different from strictly penis or vagina when those occur. Is there some requirement of being able to reproduce that makes any given combination a sex? Where is this defined in the literature?
  - siland 5y ago
    It's because the reproductive strategy of humans (and many other animals) involves the mating of two sexes, with each sex providing a distinct type of gamete: eggs from females, and sperm from males. There's no third type of gamete and therefore no third sex. The chromosomal abnormalities mentioned earlier don't define new sexes, but rather, phenotypic variations within the two sex categories. For example, people with XXY sex chromosomes develop as male, but with smaller-than-usual testicles that either underproduce sperm, or can't produce sperm. They also tend to be taller and have less muscle mass. Another example: people with XXX sex chromosomes develop as female, generally with normal sexual development, including the capacity to get pregnant. They also are usually taller than average, and have a higher risk of learning disabilities and developmental delays. This is all described much more extensively in the literature. Any general biology or developmental biology textbook should be good for providing further details.
_Algernon_ 5y ago
I suggest you reread my comment, because you couldn't have missed the point more if you tried.

siland 5y ago

> This comment is the equivalent to saying that people with mental health issues don't matter and don't count because they are abnormalities. No it's not. They're just pointing out that these are unusual chromosomal configurations, not new sexes.

netizen-936824 5y ago
So what makes it "not a sex"? Because genitalia is generally different from strictly penis or vagina when those occur. Is there some requirement of being able to reproduce that makes any given combination a sex? Where is this defined in the literature?
- siland 5y ago
  It's because the reproductive strategy of humans (and many other animals) involves the mating of two sexes, with each sex providing a distinct type of gamete: eggs from females, and sperm from males. There's no third type of gamete and therefore no third sex. The chromosomal abnormalities mentioned earlier don't define new sexes, but rather, phenotypic variations within the two sex categories. For example, people with XXY sex chromosomes develop as male, but with smaller-than-usual testicles that either underproduce sperm, or can't produce sperm. They also tend to be taller and have less muscle mass. Another example: people with XXX sex chromosomes develop as female, generally with normal sexual development, including the capacity to get pregnant. They also are usually taller than average, and have a higher risk of learning disabilities and developmental delays. This is all described much more extensively in the literature. Any general biology or developmental biology textbook should be good for providing further details.

_Algernon_ 5y ago

I suggest you reread my comment, because you couldn't have missed the point more if you tried.