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Oct 2021
40m 24s

Sex and Gender

Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy
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There has been lots of discourse about gender expression recently, and “science” is often trotted out as an argument to deny the experience of others. “Feel however you want,” these arguments typically begin, “but there are only two sexes, and they’re easily defined, and that’s just science.” That’s … well it’s crap. This week on Sawbones, join us as we m ... Show More
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