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 ==Biological essentialism==
-Biological essentialism is the belief that your sex characteristics makes you who you are. The ideal supposes the [[Sex#Assigned Gender At Birth|gender you were assigned at birth]] must be your only real gender. Biological essentialism is used to justify sexism in some spaces. Some[[Feminism#Transgender-exclusionary feminism | transgender-exclusionary feminists]] use this to discriminate against transgender and nonbinary people.
+Biological essentialism is the belief that all aspects of one's identity are tied to measurable biological traits, such as hormones, genitals, brain chemistry, etc. This worldview has been used throughout history to "prove" bigoted beliefs such as sexism, racism, and homophobia. In the context of transgender issues, biological essentialism says that the [[Sex#Assigned Gender At Birth|gender you were assigned at birth]] must be your only real gender. Some[[Feminism#Transgender-exclusionary feminism|transgender-exclusionary feminists]] use this to discriminate against transgender and nonbinary people.<ref name="Holleb-BioEss">{{cite book|title=The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze |last=Holleb |first=Morgan Leb Edward |year=2019 |page=45-47}}</ref>
 ==Cissexism and transphobia==