Are you X or Y or a combination?

I like science. I believe in scientists. If you are a politician, and a lawmaker, you really need to do some homework. This holds for both sides of the border. 

 According to this article:

On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order aimed at redefining sex and targeting what the order referred to as "gender ideology." The order specifies that "female" is defined as "a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell," and "male" as "a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the small reproductive cell."

Trans US Rep. Sarah McBride points out some facts in the article. 

Ignorance IS NOT an excuse for these US lawmakers. Sarah McBride carries the weight of all this, being refused the use of federal bathrooms. Thing is, we are all female at conception. It takes 6 weeks for embryos to differentiate between X and Y chromosomes. Some people have variations on XY combinations.

Biology is complex. There are several chromosome combinations they haven't heard of and refuse to learn about. 

Traditionally, Conservative Politicians have tried to avoid science, data, and facts. The Harper government is a case in point, when scientists were muzzled. I don't need my government to pull the wool over my eyes. If they are harming the environment, we should know this. 

There is a difference between gender and sex, i.e., sexual genitalia. What does it mean to have feminine or masculine traits? We all have this social construct in our minds. 

An excellent article

"Gender can’t be binary, because it is a personal identity and is socially constructed."

Lots of critters are unisex. Some Native Americans self-identify as Two-Spirited. Many cultures have names for this. 

I continue to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community. This means I deal in the science and facts. It means I support my Queer and Trans grandies. I love them. 

reposted from George Takei

Passports in the US had an option, as Canadians do, to declare M, F, or X. Many countries do not recognize the 'X.' CBC posted an article: Unclear How Trump's gender order would impact Canadians. 

Helen Kennedy, executive director of advocacy organization Egale Canada, said it's a "scary" and "precarious" time for Canadians with gender-neutral passports — and the 2SLGBTQ+ community in general.

Julie Lalonde is an Ontario woman and leads training seminars, a survivor, Resistance is Futile: The life and death of Julie S. Lalonde (memoir).