gender expression

A detailed look at children’s brains could reveal how sex and gender differ, a new study says

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Sex and gender are often confused or equated in everyday conversation, and most American adults believe that a person’s sex is determined by the gender assigned at birth. But a new study of nearly 5,000 9- and 10-year-olds found that sex and gender are largely mapped to different parts of the brain. The research provides … Read more

New documentary shows gender diversity that is part of nature in nature

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Canadian comedian Mae Martin presents Fluid: Life Beyond the Binary, which airs Thursday on The Nature of Things. (Kensington Communications – image credit) The natural world is full of gender diversity: female hyenas have pseudo-penises that are used for sex and urination, many species of fish and plants change their sex throughout their lives, and … Read more