Biological sex is messy. It’s isn’t a simple case of XX and XY. It’s far more complicated than that. So how can you define a woman based on biological sex? What is meant by ‘biological sex’? This ruling by the UK Supreme Court is just so stupid, dangerous and a travesty for trans women, 1/ - ThreadSky

ankemarsh.bsky.social • 16 days ago

Biological sex is messy. It’s isn’t a simple case of XX and XY. It’s far more complicated than that. So how can you define a woman based on biological sex? What is meant by ‘biological sex’? This ruling by the UK Supreme Court is just so stupid, dangerous and a travesty for trans women, 1/

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ankemarsh.bsky.social•16 days ago

who always seem to be targeted by every damn hate group. It is a travesty for all women, as we are now simply defined by supposedly having XX chromosomes and our physical anatomy (or perceived anatomy) rather than the whole slew of factors that define us. It is always women, inc trans women, that

ankemarsh.bsky.social•16 days ago

people seek to define, to bound up in certain criteria. Female celebs get shot into almost space by a fascist sympathiser and they say we should be celebrating this feminist achievement, while trying to define and limit us. I’m so done with this crap. #TransRightsAreHumanRights #EqualityForWomen

ankemarsh.bsky.social•16 days ago

Oh, I’m still ranting. How come no one seeks to define what a ‘man’ is? How come men aren’t chased into the toilets by someone demanding if they should be there? And I presume this ruling will have a detrimental impact on trans men, who will now be defined as women? This ruling is so bad & ignorant

515mm.bsky.social•16 days ago

Bluntly, it's because if someone demanded to see my junk, they know they run the risk of being put through the nearest window.
As I see it, it's *all* about power.

osteoconnor.bsky.social•16 days ago

Interesting that you should ask. I'm regularly baffled by the lack of public discourse re trans men, when the existence of trans women seems to trigger pearl-clutching and mass hysteria.
[Yes, the last two words were chosen quite deliberately]

lemoustier.bsky.social•16 days ago

Trans men are framed as mentally ill or self-hating, whereas trans women are framed as sexual perverts and potential predators. The latter are argued by "gender critical" types to be a public risk, whereas the former are just inconvenient. But the commonality is that being trans is pathological.

osteoconnor.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yes, I guess that explains why in the various media, any 'trans' story is about trans women. It is ghastly that something so personal and individual should become an ideological battleground.

ankemarsh.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yep, agree. Trans men are to be pitied, trans women feared. Ridiculous. These views are pathological imo.

rneuschul.bsky.social•16 days ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgq9ejql39t

pvbuk.bsky.social•16 days ago

Source of the image:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyond-xx-and-xy-the-extraordinary-complexity-of-sex-determination/

ankemarsh.bsky.social•16 days ago

Thank you so much! And I think I downloaded this article as well 🙄

jae4711.bsky.social•16 days ago

Hi, I think, I remember this diagram from an acticle in Nature from 2015 by Claire Ainswoth, ,Sex redefined‘, but I have no access to it anymore, maybe you can get in contact with Claire:

http://claireainsworth.com/sample-page

jae4711.bsky.social•16 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/claireainsworth.bsky.social

Claire seems to be here. But no posts yet.

ankemarsh.bsky.social•16 days ago

It’s from here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyond-xx-and-xy-the-extraordinary-complexity-of-sex-determination/ (thanks to @pvbuk.bsky.social) but her work looks interesting too, so thanks for that! :)))

jae4711.bsky.social•16 days ago

Thank you 🌸

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