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== Relationship between sex and gender == | == Relationship between sex and gender == | ||
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| quote = Gender is an evolution. Only in death and in objectification is it ever completely resolved. | |||
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Gender is generally assigned at birth based on the infant's genitalia. Infants with penises are assigned male and infants with vulvas are assigned female. [[Intersex]] infants with ambiguous genitalia are often subjected to surgery meant to give them the appearance of a [[dyadic]] (non-intersex) person. Then they are assigned a gender accordingly.<ref name=":1"/> | Gender is generally assigned at birth based on the infant's genitalia. Infants with penises are assigned male and infants with vulvas are assigned female. [[Intersex]] infants with ambiguous genitalia are often subjected to surgery meant to give them the appearance of a [[dyadic]] (non-intersex) person. Then they are assigned a gender accordingly.<ref name=":1"/> | ||