“Gender is a term that refers to the psychological and cultural characteristics associated with biological sex. It is a psychological concept… Gender identity refers to an individual’s awareness of being male or female, referred to as an individual’s ‘experienced gender’” (American College of Pediatricians, 2018).
Sex is a biological term that refers to distinct and complementary roles for members of a species in relation to reproductive purpose. As there are only two gonads that contribute to human reproduction (testes and ovaries), sex is inherently binary. Gender awareness is based on thoughts and feelings whereas sex is a biological fact. The ideology of gender proposes the psychological awareness of an individual’s gender may not be aligned with the person’s biological sex. In cases of incongruence, the claim is made that psychological awareness predominates, negating the fact of the biological sex. Intersex is a term applied to disorders of sexual development. These disorders are very rare congenital defects frequently of genetic origin. It is a disease state, an objective medical condition. It is not an identity nor a third sex.
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