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X-gender; X-jendā [49] Xenogender [22] [50] can be defined as a gender identity that references "ideas and identities outside of gender". [27]: 102 This may include descriptions of gender identity in terms of "their first name or as a real or imaginary animal" or "texture, size, shape, light, sound, or other sensory characteristics". [27]: 102
Whilst XY sex determination is the most familiar, since it is the system that humans use, there are a range of alternative systems found in nature. The inverse of the XY system (called ZW to distinguish it) is used in birds and many insects, in which it is the females that are heterogametic (ZW), while males are homogametic (ZZ). [18]
For example, while having an XY format, Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl and X. milleri also have a second Y chromosome, known as Y', that creates XY' females and YY' males. [ 16 ] At least one monotreme , the platypus , presents a particular sex determination scheme that in some ways resembles that of the ZW sex chromosomes of birds and lacks the ...
Pages in category "Pejorative terms for women" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Baby mama;
Rose, who is trans, is lovingly called “the Gender Bender.” With that title, she began a new era in her work, one with a fearless message focused on shining a light on the LGBTQ+ community ...
In Polynesia there are many different terms for gender roles, for example in Tahiti the role is called māhū. In Samoa the male gender variant is called faʻafafine which means "like a woman". Tuva and Tonga have terms also. In Tonga the term is fakaleiti and in Tuva the term is pinapinnaine.
New mom Jennifer Lawrence opens up about her baby — and she reveals her bundle of joy's name and gender.
Meanwhile, some women have tried to reclaim the word "spinster" as a positive one, writing books like Kate Bolick's Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own, or rebranding the term as Spinster Chic.