What defines gender?

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https://youtu.be/aHVVCXxvOaI?t=27

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Originally Posted by unclebilly

I troubled by this whole thing… still.

I look at photos of my cousins daughter and she ain’t no man. I held her in my arms as a baby, I watched her grow up from afar. She is now a beautiful woman in her mid 20s.

She may have the XY chromosome, and her inner womanly parts didn’t develop, but she is about as girly as girly gets. Nobody could pick her out of a crowd as a man.

I'd say that the best definition/determiner is whether a person has a Y chromosome. Anyone with a Y is considered "male" and anyone without a Y is considered female.

Obviously, there are some very rare exceptions, like your cousin's daughter. I think what I read was that Swyer is something like .001% of the population, and the other syndrome that you mentioned is .002-.005% of the population.

They are quite rare, but they absolutely could end up in a position where they are trying to participate in competitive sports in a way that could be difficult for them and/or the sports governing bodies.

But that's my opinion, the best way to differentiate is by chromosomes.