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4 days agoFYI, Intersex people (those born with nonbinary sex characteristics such as sexual anatomy, reproductive organs, hormonal patterns and/or chromosomal patterns) are approximately 1.7% of the general population.
By comparison, red hair occurs at similar rates, and accounts for between 1 - 2% of the general population.
When you consider how many people with red hair you may have met in your life, on average, you have also met a similar number of intersex people, whether you knew it at the time or not.
I appreciate you sharing that information!
I had learned the first piece of information from a professional training led by a recognized expert on sex and gender diversity. It sounds like you are also well-informed on the topic, though, and I am always interested in learning more.
I hope we can agree in our discussion that these distinctions are regarding traits and experiences which, as you said, are “…going to make someone think they should be considered to be sexed…” in a particular way.
What a privilege it is for me, as a cisgender person, to discuss the philosophy of the sexual classification of other people; and to air my thoughts publicly about how other people should understand their own bodies, or be allowed to participate in their own lives.