Defining a person’s sex identity using decontextualized “facts” is unscientific and dehumanizing.
- This is a claim of value because the author is stating the morality of defining a persons sex identity as wrong.
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- Jan 2026
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www.scientificamerican.com www.scientificamerican.com
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Actual research shows that sex is anything but binary
- The main message is that sex is not limited to what science keeps telling us because actual science is pointing towards an opposite statement.
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June 13, 2019
- This article was published during Pride Month in a year when a lot more backlash towards the trans community arose
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While brief and coordinated SRY-activation initiates the process of male-sex differentiation, genes like DMRT1 and FOXL2 maintain certain sexual characteristics during adulthood.
- This text pulls in a lot of scientific terms which is backed by research. So it helps to convey the message of the text by utilizing scientific facts.
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Nearly everyone in middle school biology learned that if you’ve got XX chromosomes, you’re a female; if you’ve got XY, you’re a male.
- This is a very applicable text that can be interpreted by people as young as middle school who have been told what science believed gender is. It can expand their knowledge on the subject.
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The popular belief that your sex arises only from your chromosomal makeup is wrong.The truth is, your biological sex isn’t carved in stone, but a living system with the potential for change.
- The author wants people to understand that someone's sex is more than just what science says is written inside you but is more of a mindset that can easily be changed.
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reflects the views of the author
- The author is motivated to share their perspective on the trans community because it is something that they have experienced and wants to advocate for the community
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By Simón(e) D Sun
- Simon(e) D Sun wrote this text and it's important to note that they are trans themself and are an advocate for the trans community. They are also credible in the world of science to understand the facts.
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