'The basic idea of biological sex is increasingly under attack as anachronistic, bigoted, and unscientific for good measure.' -Daniel Nuccio
differs considerably from that of mammals. The existence of such animals, he claimed, challenges standard notions of binary sex. Among these animals were sex-changing fish, hermaphroditic worms, and a single-sex species of lizard.
scientists studying sex to be cautious of lawmakers and policymakers who may misunderstand or misuse their work and the consequences this may have for members of the LGBT community. Instead, like Fuentes, the authors of such pieces usually present a small ark of animals and other organisms with aspects of their reproductive biology that may seem bizarre to most people and act as if these are newly discovered exceptions that completely abolish antiquated rules that still shape our understanding of biological sex.
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