There are two sexes, based on whether or not a Y chromosome is present. However, there are an arbitrary number of genders, which are themselves quantities with an arbitrary number of dimensions.
Point being, sexes are something Nature made up for purposes of propagation, while genders are something we made up for purposes of classification.
Because it is not allowed to give the true answer, which is considered harmful by some.
There are two sexes, based on whether or not a Y chromosome is present. However, there are an arbitrary number of genders, which are themselves quantities with an arbitrary number of dimensions.
Point being, sexes are something Nature made up for purposes of propagation, while genders are something we made up for purposes of classification.
There are three biological sexes: male, female, and inter. The latter is rare but exists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex
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