![]() ![]() indeed, of the two sex chromosomes-XY-which would be found in the genes of a typical male, and XX, which is the hallmark of the genetically typical female-my partner’s DNA has all three: XXY, a pattern that is simultaneously male, female, and neither. neither does having a genital outie necessarily make one male. but, as the ancient romans used to say, barba non facit philosophum-a beard does not make one a philosopher. ![]() My partner was diagnosed male at birth because he was born with, and indeed still has, a fully functioning penis. but does this make us, or our relationship, straight? This turns out to be a good question, because there is more to my relationship-and much, much more to heterosexuality-than easily meets the eye. I am a fairly garden-variety female human being, after all, and I am in a long-term monogamous relationship, well into our second decade together, with someone who has male genitalia. You might not think this would pose a difficulty. next to the boxes are the options “gay,” “lesbian,” “bisexual,” “transgender,” or “heterosexual.” You’re supposed to check one. On some of its forms, the clinic I visit includes five little boxes, a small matter of demographic bookkeeping. From the Introduction: Sexual DisorientationĮvery time I go to the doctor, I end up questioning my sexual orientation. ![]()
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