{"id":10930,"date":"2023-06-12T18:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=10930"},"modified":"2023-06-12T18:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T18:00:20","slug":"when-state-law-defines-man-and-woman-who-gets-left-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=10930","title":{"rendered":"When State Law Defines \u2018Man\u2019 And \u2018Woman,\u2019 Who Gets Left Out?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\n\n&#8220;intersex is actually an umbrella that covers four parts of human biology: chromosomes, those X\u2019s and Y\u2019s that carry genetic information; gonads, the organs that produce eggs or sperm; the mixture of hormones coursing through a person\u2019s veins; and what their genitalia looks like. An intersex person might have differences in one of these areas, or all of them.&#8221;<br>&#8230;<br>&#8220;Not only is gender a spectrum, but actual physical, biological sex is a spectrum \u2026 And so it\u2019s impossible to fit these bodies into a single box.&#8221;<br>&#8230;<br>&#8220;Wong says it\u2019s hard to know for sure what the rate of intersex traits are because there are so many differences that could be counted and because some differences go unnoticed without genetic testing \u2014 which most Americans never do. But she and Fraser worry that these laws could mandate that kind of test, say for participation in sports.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-fivethirtyeight\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9l1c1OSSZL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/videos\/when-state-law-defines-man-and-woman-who-gets-left-out\/\">When State Law Defines &#8216;Man&#8217; And &#8216;Woman,&#8217; Who Gets Left Out?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;When State Law Defines &#8216;Man&#8217; And &#8216;Woman,&#8217; Who Gets Left Out?&#8221; &#8212; FiveThirtyEight\" src=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/videos\/when-state-law-defines-man-and-woman-who-gets-left-out\/embed\/#?secret=RBIkHopM6t#?secret=9l1c1OSSZL\" data-secret=\"9l1c1OSSZL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;intersex is actually an umbrella that covers four parts of human biology: chromosomes, those X\u2019s and Y\u2019s that carry genetic information; gonads, the organs that produce eggs or sperm; the mixture of hormones coursing through a person\u2019s veins; and what their genitalia looks like. An intersex person might have differences in one of these areas, or all of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not only is gender a spectrum, but actual physical, biological sex is a spectrum \u2026 And so it\u2019s impossible to fit these bodies into a single box.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wong says it\u2019s hard to know for sure what the rate of intersex traits are because there are so many differences that could be counted and because some differences go unnoticed without genetic testing \u2014 which most Americans never do. 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