Regina Barber
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And just to be clear here, Gina, we're talking about sex here, not gender. That's a whole nother can of worms. But I think a lot of times these conversations are missing something important because there's this sense that gender is socially defined and changing as opposed to sex, which is scientifically defined and has always been binary and clear. But it's not. No, it's not.
And just to be clear here, Gina, we're talking about sex here, not gender. That's a whole nother can of worms. But I think a lot of times these conversations are missing something important because there's this sense that gender is socially defined and changing as opposed to sex, which is scientifically defined and has always been binary and clear. But it's not. No, it's not.
And just to be clear here, Gina, we're talking about sex here, not gender. That's a whole nother can of worms. But I think a lot of times these conversations are missing something important because there's this sense that gender is socially defined and changing as opposed to sex, which is scientifically defined and has always been binary and clear. But it's not. No, it's not.
When you get down to the biological reality, sex is way more complicated than that.
When you get down to the biological reality, sex is way more complicated than that.
When you get down to the biological reality, sex is way more complicated than that.
This is Anne Fausto-Sterling. She's a sexologist trained in developmental biology and emeritus professor of gender studies and biology at Brown University. And she says the animal kingdom, for example, has all kinds of sexes.
This is Anne Fausto-Sterling. She's a sexologist trained in developmental biology and emeritus professor of gender studies and biology at Brown University. And she says the animal kingdom, for example, has all kinds of sexes.
This is Anne Fausto-Sterling. She's a sexologist trained in developmental biology and emeritus professor of gender studies and biology at Brown University. And she says the animal kingdom, for example, has all kinds of sexes.
If you're curious, Gina, white-throated sparrows and clam shrimp are examples of animals with more than two sexes. And some kinds of snails and worms have just one sex. They can produce both eggs and sperm.
If you're curious, Gina, white-throated sparrows and clam shrimp are examples of animals with more than two sexes. And some kinds of snails and worms have just one sex. They can produce both eggs and sperm.
If you're curious, Gina, white-throated sparrows and clam shrimp are examples of animals with more than two sexes. And some kinds of snails and worms have just one sex. They can produce both eggs and sperm.
Yeah, Anne told me that's really common with fish.
Yeah, Anne told me that's really common with fish.
Yeah, Anne told me that's really common with fish.
Researchers have found more than 450 fish species that can and do change sex. So yes, clownfish, but also gobies and wrasse. It's a pretty long list.
Researchers have found more than 450 fish species that can and do change sex. So yes, clownfish, but also gobies and wrasse. It's a pretty long list.