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[[File:Sex-spectrum.png|thumb|220x220px|A diagram of the sex spectrum.]]
'''Sex''' is a group of physical differences in a species based on chromosomes, genitals, hormones, and secondary sex characteristics. Sex is often thought of as only including male and female, but similar to gender, sex is a spectrum with male and female being two extreme points. People can be [[intersex]], which means they do not cleanly fall into "male" or "female".▼
[[File:Sex diagram.png|thumb|220x220px|Another diagram of the sex spectrum.]]
[[File:3g sex image 1.png|thumb|An infographic about the bimodal spectrum<ref>https://rdln.wordpress.com/2019/11/27/the-intersex-continuum/</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLH-y2nLocw</ref><ref>https://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2021/03/23/debunking-the-bimodal-sex-spectrum-graph/</ref>]]
▲'''Sex''' is a group of physical differences in a species
One's sex can be identified through a variety of sex characteristics and things that determine which characteristics are displayed. Displayed characteristics are mainly determined by one's chromosomes, the hormones one was exposed to in the womb, and sometimes the dominant hormones one's body reacts to after puberty. Sex can also sometimes be determined by certain characteristics, however looking at a single sex characteristic does not always accurately determine one's actual sex. Sex characteristics include:
* Chromosomes
* Genitalia
* Gonads and related reproductive structures.
* Secondary sex characteristics.
* Dominant hormones in one's body after puberty.
One may change their sex ''characteristics'' through surgery, [[Hormone Replacement Therapy|hormone replacement therapy]], or other medical intervention, however one cannot change their sex itself.
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== Assigned Sex at Birth ==
One's assigned sex at birth (ASAB) is typically used to determine one's [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender at birth]] (AGAB). It is typically male ([[AMAB]]), female ([[AFAB]]), or intersex
Studies show that those who are raised in a neutral manner ([[UAB]]) tend to have a better sense of identity, understanding, and social skills.
== Gender ==
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[[Category:Sex Category]]
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