Biological sex is all over the news lately. Whether it's via President Trump's executive order affecting passport policy, moving trans inmates between prisons or shifting the requirements for women in sports — appeals to "the biological reality of sex" are constant. In truth, biological sex, like a lot of scientific categories, is nuanced. It's defined by multiple criteria – including chromosomal, chemical and physical factors – that can, and do, change over a person's lifetime. And it's a reality that's definitely not limited to male and female.Want the episode to cover more nuances of human biology? Let us know by emailing [email protected]! We're also always open to other story ideas you have.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Hey, short wavers. Regina Barber here with producer Hannah Chin. Hey, Hannah. Hey, Gina. So today you're bringing us a story about sex.
Yeah, not like sex, drugs and rock and roll. I'm here with a deep dive on biological sex, which has been mentioned in the news a lot recently. In the House, lawmakers are set to move forward with a bill defining biological sex.
Glim said the bill was about creating a definition for sex separate from gender. Team prohibits college athletes from competing on a team opposite to their biological sex.
Biological sex.
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biological sex.
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.
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