This week Jay and Sara dig down into "biological sex" and break down why it's a problem, how it's more complicated than you probably know, and new ways to discuss bodies without binary sex. Also discussed: research impacts of using biological sex, expanding the trans medical model, and how we project gender and sexuality onto animals.
Segments:
5:46 - Word of the Show, Biological Sex, Real Sex, or Sex
42:02 - Patreon Message
45:01 - Quick Medical Model Review
48:34 - How Research Focuses on Binary Sex AKA "We Start With Gender to Prove Gender"
1:04:26 - Animals Don't Have Binary Sex or Gender
1:11:40 - How The Medical Model Has Been Helpful
Show Links:
https://medium.com/@QSE/the-xx-xy-lie-our-social-construction-of-a-sex-and-gender-binary-4eed1e60e615
https://www.nature.com/news/sex-redefined-1.16943#/spectrum
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