Tony went through 'hell' due to unnecessary surgery at 7. She suffered for decades Tony Briffa said she has gone through "hell" after an unnecessary medical procedure led to decades of conse...

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Every three months, I'd basically be lying on the examination table, naked legs wide open, and having all these medical students or whatever, looking at me. None of this was because it was medically required...

#Intersex #IntersexChildren #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #LGBTQIA

Victoria passes law protecting intersex kids from unneeded surgery Victorian Parliament has passed a new law that protects intersex children from being given unnecessary medical procedures without consent.

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"It has taken years of pain and healing to reclaim who I am, unlearn the shame and finally understand that I was always enough. Our bodily differences are a natural part of human diversity"

#IntersexChildren #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #InterActionForHealthAndHumanRights #LGBTQIA #Intersex

Intersex Texans fear new law will force gender identities Intersex Texans fear House Bill 229, which defines gender based on the reproductive system, could increase surgeries on intersex children and create challenges to obtaining sex changes on government d...

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Many fear that they will no longer have the ability to change the gender that was chosen for them as children & some fear worse outcomes: the law encouraging parents to surgically conform their #intersexchildren to one gender or another

#intersex #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #LGBTQIA #Trans

Dr. Li Qi Huang: "@ClaireAinsworth In your piece 'Sex Redefined' are you making the claim there are more than 2 sexes?" Claire Ainsworth: "No, not at all. Two sexes, with a continuum of variation in anatomy/physiology." 13:52, 21 Juli 2017

▶️ Claire Ainsworth und "Eine zugesperrte Tür, die man aufsperrt und aufmacht."

Dieser Tweet von Claire Ainsworth ist einer der am meisten missverstandenen Tweets zum Thema biologisches Geschlecht auf Social Media.

#SexRedefined
#SexIsASpectrum

Genau dasselbe gilt für das biologische Geschlecht: Es gibt zwei biologische Pole: biologisch männlich und biologisch weiblich. Alles dazwischen sind Variationen und Abstufungen und kein "drittes Geschlecht".

#SexIsASpectrum
#GeschlechtIstEinSpektrum

".. transphobes like Richard Dawkins are a loud minority that does not represent our community"

#sexisaspectrum
#science
#fighttransphobia

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I can't forgive them for what they did to me. Today, I am in pain again, as a direct result of the first surgery they did to me 47 years ago

The only solution is a surgery that isn't available here in Denmark

#PidgeonPagonis #Intersex #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #IntersChildren

Congrats to both @anthrofuentes.bsky.social for #SexIsASpectrum and @moudhy.bsky.social for #BetweenTwoRivers, both brilliant books I was lucky enough to read early, and definitely recommended for 🎄🎁📚

Why our organs cannot simply be classified as male or female Biological sex is usually described in simple binary terms: male or female. This works well for germ cells (sperm versus eggs), but for other body organs it is of little help.

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A new study by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön and the Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center at Peking University in Beijing, shows that organs form a mosaic of sex-specific characteristics—far removed from the strict division into male and female.

#SexIsASpectrum

▶️ How Many Sexes Are There? Scientist Explains... (2025)

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🎬 It’s live! Agustín Fuentes joins The Story of Us to explore the biology of sex, gender, and everything between. Smart, bold, and evidence-driven—don’t miss this one. Watch, like, and subscribe now: youtu.be/i6ANFccOe8E?... #TheStoryOfUs #AgustinFuentes #SexIsASpectrum

Conversion practices are still common among intersex people Intersex people in Europe face disproportionately high levels of violence and discrimination. Disinformation and online hate speech fuel abuse. #EuropeInMotion

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1/3 of #intersex people in Europe (34%) reported having been physically or sexually assaulted in the 5 years before the survey was conducted, up from 22% in 2019. This rate is three times higher than the figure for LGBTIQ people overall 🧵

#IntersexRightsAreHumanRights #SexIsASpectrum #LGBTQIA

New on Against the Grain

The right claims biology proves there are only two sexes. But science says otherwise.

Hear the full interview at kpfa.org

#KPFA #AgainstTheGrain #SexIsASpectrum #AgustinFuentes #PacificaRadio #CommunityRadio #Biology

World Athletics claims over 50 finalists would have failed sex test - Outsports In a report to a panel at the World Athletics Championships, the governing body claimed this 'compromises' women's competition.

“Using SRY to establish biological sex is wrong because all it tells you is whether or not the gene is present. It does not tell you how SRY is functioning" 🧵

#Intersex #IntersexOppression #LGBTQIA #SexIsASpectrum #DrAndrewSinclair #WorldAthletics #LordCoe #LegalEradication

Gene tests: World Athletics new rule for women's events begins An explanation of the new gene testing rule enforced by World Athletics for women's events.

This is a purge, plain and simple. #Intersex people are being barred from sport because they might win.

That the BBC references Coe and Sex Matters before it quotes Andrew Sinclair demonstrates what's really going on 🧵

#IntersexRights #SexIsASpectrum #TERFisland #IOC

Una Atenta invitación: #ValeMuchoLaPena #InformaciónQueCura #SexIsASpectrum #UNAM Lunes 25 de Agosto. 13hrs Centro de México.

The Intersex Community Faced Significant Barriers and Challenges in 2024 New survey data from CAP and NORC shed light on the experiences, challenges, and discrimination that affect the intersex community in the United States.

#IntersexChildren #SexIsASpectrum #BodilyAutonomy

There have never been only two sexes — intersex people exist Hemaphrodite Logic — Juliana Gleeson’s new book explores the intersex movement from 1990-2025. In this exclusive extract, the author outlines intersex…

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Sex assignment had previously been a process filled with conceit and secrecy. Now it was dragged into public debate. Many in the medical profession found this development upsetting...

#HermaphroditeLogic #JulianaGleeson #Intersex #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum

Das Konzept der Zweigeschlechtlichkeit hat NICHTS für Frauen getan, und es unverständlich, warum sich einige Feministinnen so verzweifelt daran klammern - entgegen dem wissenschaftlichen Konsens.

Weg mit dem Patriarcht! Weg mit der Zweigeschlechtlichkeit!

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Join us tomorrow July 16 for a chat with biological anthropologist Agustin Fuentes on his new book, "Sex is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary," hosted by @sapiens.org! #sexisaspectrum #biology #anthropology

Danke für diesen Thread! 🙏

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"... when people dictate a binary sex, it's not about biology, but restricting human rights."

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Robert Mullins: For Women Scotland: Fastening the “Biological” Straitjacket In her excellent and informed critique of the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 (“FWS”), Crash Wigley notes that in its judgment the Court negle…

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There is no mention in the judgment of #intersex people. When the interests of intersex people are considered more fully, however, absurdities in the Court’s preferred interpretation are revealed.

#SexIsASpectrum #BodilyAutonomy #IntersexErasure #TERFisland #UKSC #FWS #UK #LGBTQIA

Prevalence of mental health issues for intersex people - School of Nursing & Midwifery | Trinity College DublinmenusearchSearchmenu Ireland’s intersex population is experiencing significant mental health challenges, according to a new report conducted by a team of researchers at Trinity College Dublin.

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Although we comprise as much as 1.7 percent of the population, we are rendered invisible through a combination of factors including stigma, shame and a lack of cultural representation, as well as secretive medical practices 🧵

#IntersexChildren #Intersex #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum

First, do no harm—unless you're intersex or trans Opinion: Hospitals are abandoning transgender and intersex patients, denying them essential care and autonomy. It's time for hospitals to uphold their ethical duty and provide life-saving gender-affir...

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Institutions stopped providing necessary care to consenting trans patients in a matter of days. Still, they’ve spent decades refusing to stop “normalizing” #intersex infants’ bodies without their consent.

#BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #IntersexChildren #LGBTQIA #IntersexRightsAreHumanRights

Sex Is a Spectrum Why human biology is far more expansive than the simple categories of female and male

I've just finished reading @anthrofuentes.bsky.social's book #SexIsASpectrum, a digestible, & evidence-packed exploration of the issues around oversimplifying and essentialising sex/gender.

I wish this was a core textbook for all human science fields!

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Biological Facts explained by Forrest Valkai #sexisaspectrum #sexandgender
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Yes. I also beg to differ.

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#SexIsASpectrum #Intersex #IntersexInNature #Whales

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#KirstyMiller #Intersex #IntersexAthletes #OlympicGames #Trans #TransAthletes #SexIsASpectrum #CasterSemenya #LGBTQIA