Sex, Gender and Science

This page will explain sex and gender.

Lets go through some different terms.

Biological Sex – Determines who you are (Male [man] or Female [woman])
Gender expression – how masculine or feminine you currently are
Gender identity – a fictional category, does not hold relevance
Furthermore:

Sexual Development:

Defining Sex: Sex is the trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing organism produces male or female gametes. Male is the sexual phenotype primarily organized around transmissive gametes, whereas female is the sexual phenotype primarily organized around receptive gametes

Determination: the development decision that directs the bipotential gonads to differentiate into ovaries (the egg-making production site) or testes (the sperm-making production site).

Differentiation : direction of the internal and external genitalia (the gamete transportation systems) down the male or female pathways once the gonad has been established

Delineation : Your primary reproductive structure, within your phenotype
In humans, all males are born with the primary reproductive structure that is transmissive. That is a trait that all human males share to the exclusion of all human females.

Likewise, in humans, all females are born with the primary reproductive structure that is receptive. That is a trait that all human females share to the exclusion of all human males.

Primary reproductive structure refers to the dominant reproductive structure within a person’s body, ie, the one with more prominent parts compared to the secondary / vestigial structure, if the secondary is even present, that is.

This system takes into account intersex males and intersex females, so it works for 100% of the population. Chromosomes (XX, XY) are not actually sexes. Chromosomes are simply a common pattern used to easily and quickly categorize sex in humans. However, they are not definitive because they do not take into account those with Disorders of Sexual Development, or DSD (intersex males and intersex females). That is why chromosomes are not a good way to categorize sex. Instead, phenotypes are used, specifically using the primary reproductive pathway in the vast majority of cases to determine the sex of an individual.

There are no such things as human hermaphrodites. There are however, males with OT-DSD and females with OT-DSD (ovotesticular disorder of sex development). These men with OT-DSD and women with OT-DSD were historically incorrectly labelled with a stigmatizing term (hermaphrodite), used to “other them”. Not only was this incorrect definitionally, but it also abruptly grouped together males with females.

There is no such thing as a “third” or even an “in-between” middle sex.

Conservatives typically attempt to refute such assertions of a third sex by saying that there is no such thing as a third gamete. However, this is not a good refutation, as those proponents of middle sex theory will simply state that such middle people have either (both) or (neither) of the transmissive/receptive gametes.

Thus, a much better refutation would be to assert that every single human individual can be categorized into either male or female, including intersex individuals with modern technology (since 2006) with full certainty after an evaluation. Furthermore, there is no one-drop rule that gives preference or deference to a specific sex, since both are weighed equally for the evaluation – thus the evaluations are fair, empirical, and valid. Therefore, there is no such thing as a middle sex nor an in-between sex.

For more information on DSD, visit the website below:

https://www.theparadoxinstitute.com/search?q=DSD

Now that we have talked about biological sex, let’s move onto gender.

It is important to remember that the karyotyping (chromosomes) are in many cases irrelevant to one’s sex, because we know there are cases of intersex men and intersex women. For example, males with De La Chapelle syndrome are XX, likewise females with Swyer Syndrome are XY. This is because as we said earlier, chromosomes are not definitive, they are simply a pattern. The real deal lies in your brains and your phenotype, depicted with a primary reproductive system for more certainty.

Thus the key differences biologically between male humans and female humans lies not in our chromosomes, but rather in our brains and our phenotypes, inherently from birth. We are born with complementary temperaments, and gender expectations help maximize our productivity based on what we are biologically determined for. Males are born inherently with the gender expression depicted on the upper right side of the diagram, whereas females are born inherently with the gender expression depicted on the upper left side of the diagram (Figure 1). These are not fixed entirely however, only partially, meaning they are subject to fluidity and alterations from the environment. However, many facets of them are still engrained permanently and irrevocably.

(Figure 1)

(Figure 2)

The above diagram depicts gender traits from feminine to masculine. You can see boys are born inherently masculine, whereas girls are born inherently feminine. Thus, the opposing side is biologically difficult to pull off in good quality, relatively compared to the opposite sex. Thus to maximize your own potential, you ought to stay on the path you were biologically determined to embody.

Finally, there is one last major hurdle to discuss, on the topic of brains.

Proponents of gender constructionism and other left-centrists will point to this commonly shared diagram of brain scan imagery below:

(Figure 3)

Their argument typically goes, that, “if there is much overlap between males and females, and examples of males in the hyper feminine zone and females in the hyper masculine zone, then why should gender roles still be implemented upon them?”

There are two issues with this reasoning. First off, we know that brains are malleable, so it is possible that these scans show the adults brains after years and years of being exposed to the environment and society, and are thus shaped by social constructions and modernity, rather than being their inherent state from birth.

The second issue with this reasoning, is that these scans only show a superficial analysis of the brain. Our technology is limited. Thus, it is quite possible that this only depicts the superficial, irrelevant, or secondary/tertiary aspects of our neural subconscious. So, while I concede that perhaps those scans may actually even be inherent/natural, it still does not account for the fact that such scans are only superficial (albeit inherent / innate).

The primary, internal deep neural pathway (IDNP) of males and females cannot be captured by modern technological scans. However, some researchers guess it may look something like this on a bell curve of average distribution:

(Figure 4)

Now, going back to intersex people and pre-birth gestation, there are two different theories into how this all comes into play. It is unknown currently which one is correct. However, we do know that 100% of all phenotypic males (both typical males and intersex males) all share a common IDNP. Likewise, 100% of all phenotypic females (both typical females and intersex females) all share a common IDNP (this is all for humans, of course). This all stands, regardless of that overlapping superficial brain scan chart shown in (Figure 3). Now, there are two theories that will be explained below.

First Theory:

First, the Internal Deep Neural Pathway (IDNP) is selected as either male or female at conception. Simultaneously, there is the karyotyping occurring (XX, XY, etc). The karyotyping usually aligns, but it is mostly irrelevant. The actual phenotype and reproductive pathway that will develop, will always 100% of the time, follow after the IDNP, correctly, matching the IDNP.

Second Theory:

At conception, the karyotyping occurs, typically selecting as either XX or XY (as well as many other combinations that can occur for intersex individuals). It is mostly irrelevant. The actual phenotype and reproductive pathway develops soon after, and it may or may not align with the karyotype, it does not matter. Immediately after, the IDNP is selected, and it follows the phenotype 100% of the time, correctly, matching the phenotype.

Conclusion

Sex and gender may seem complicated at first, but it helps to break things down. It’s important to remember that the science and theory will evolve as new data emerges. For now, know that phenotype will determine your categorization as male or female, not chromosomes.

Dave Miller, PhD Neuro Science, McGill