The popular belief that your sex arises only from your chromosomal makeup is wrong.
The author brings in a claim of definition
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- Jan 2026
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Antiscientific sentiment bombards our politics, or so says the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW).
This shows the context as it was written in a significant moment when transgender rights debuted, which at this time much discussions opposed trans inclusion.
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THE BRAIN: WHERE STUFF GETS “MADE UP”
This shows the Genre of the article as it comes to show the Scientific American blog network being a persuasive blog.
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Defining a person’s sex identity using decontextualized “facts” is unscientific and dehumanizing.
The author shows the purpose as they persuade the readers to stop using flawed evidence to help justify transphobia, and want the readers to understand the misuse of science towards trans people which is harmful and inaccurate.
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Contrary to popular belief, scientific research helps us better understand the unique and real transgender experience.
This answers who the audience is, which is shown to be the general public, specifically towards readers which believe that science disproves transgender identities.
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Especially alarming is that these “intellectual” assertions are used by nonscientists to claim a scientific basis for the dehumanization of trans people. The real world consequences are stacking up: the trans military ban, bathroom bills, and removal of workplace and medical discrimination protections, a 41-51 percent suicide attempt rate and targeted fatal violence .
The author shows their motivation towards this piece of writing which is represented here in response of use of science based arguments towards justifying anti-trans policies.
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Simón(e) D Sun is a doctoral candidate in the Tsien Lab at New York University's Neuroscience Institute.More by Simón(e) D Sun
This is the author of the article, which is important to be aware of their doctoral candidate in neuroscience at New York university. This work was published in Scientific American, which matters as it reaches a broad audience with scientific authority.
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Chief among these antiscientific sentiments, the IDW cites the rising visibility of transgender civil rights demands
This sentence from the article comes to demonstrate the main subject as it goes into the author describing the intellectual dark web, establishing the misuse of science to justify transphobia.
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