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  1. Jan 2026
      1. The context of this text shows that it was written during a time when there were heavy debates over transgender rights and these debates were being broadcasted over media platforms. This was during the time when science was used to make political arguments in opposition of transgender rights and accurately describing ones gender.
      1. The genre is a scientific blog post on a well-known scientific website. The author uses strong sources to combine political and scientific evidence. to further educate the public on the subject of transgender rights.
      1. The genre of this is a scientific blog post. It uses scientific articles to put together enough information to form a scientific and political argument about transgender rights.
      1. This passage states the reasoning behind the author writing this message. The author feels as though the very people who are the "protectors of enlightenment" are hypocritical and need to be corrected. The statements made by the "protectors" are only science based and Simon wants to advocate for the group that is harmed by discrimination.
      1. The author Simon(e) D Sun is the author. This blog post is posted on Scientific America's blog. This blog uses scientific sources and is posted on a well-known scientific website, therefore giving it credibility.
      1. The text shows the subject of the writing and that biology only recognizes two sexes. Scientific research shows that sex is very complicated and using only biology to justify transphobia is harmful to some people.