Summary

Representative Sarah McBride, the first out trans congresswoman, criticized Donald Trump’s executive order defining gender as strictly male or female.

McBride points out that biologically all embryos develop as female until the SRY gene activates weeks after conception.

The order, which ties gender to reproductive cells at conception, unintentionally categorizes all humans as female from conception based on biological facts.

McBride’s remarks highlight scientific flaws in the policy.

  • WordBox@lemmy.world
    4·
    5 months ago

    Can anyone clarify how the 6wk part override the zygote being XX or XY at conception? (Automod deleted my last inquiry)

    The chromosomes being set at conception seems to be the sticking point for those in favor.

    • IndieGoblin@lemmy.4d2.orgEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      Trumps EO states that sex is no longer determined by chromosomes and is now done by reproductive organs. Someone please correct me if im wrong.

        • IndieGoblin@lemmy.4d2.orgEnglish
          2·
          4 months ago

          My charitable reading is that Donald has transitioned 175million people against their will. He should be ban from going near any school we don’t want him trying to forceably transition more people.

        • Emerald@lemmy.world
          1·
          4 months ago

          Maybe one could argue that sex doesn’t produce reproductive organs, the sex organs do?