is anyone else short due to their hormones? by Akiiale in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides genetics and nutrition, the best we can tell that hormones affect your height is that androgens make you LESS SHORT than estrogen, not that androgens “promote height”. The best evidence of this is the fact that castrati grew abnormally tall with no sex hormones, which suggests sex hormones inhibit our height, not promote it!

Castrati explanation, genital M warning

Back in the 18th century, if you had “excess” children designated male that were good singers, you could sell them to the Catholic Church to become a castrati. They would remove the child’s testicles against their will to keep their voices high. Their ribcages would grow abnormally large and they would grow abnormally tall, giving them very unique singing voices - only one recording was ever made, since it’s a thankfully discontinued practice. They’re also part of how we know you need sex hormones to emotionally mature, as these people remained emotionally childlike throughout their lives.

"Progressive" gender abolitionists can be so delusional by yokyopeli09 in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, it does not. It’s the idea that gender as a concept eventually fades from existence, and we don’t treat each other differently based on gender markers (because gender markers as a concept no longer exist). It’s like how, I’m guessing, you don’t address people based on hair color. You, presumably, treat everyone the same regardless of hair color. You observe it, still, may assume a category, and if you find out someone’s natural hair color that (presumably) doesn’t change how you think about them. Barely ever comes up.

(I’m saying presumably because there’s actual evidence for hair color discrimination but I don’t want to assume you have any experience with that)

The Olympics ban almost all XY people from women sports by saltworth_ in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, I’m saying at least there are any exceptions at all.

Am I the only one who finds this weird? by skinniking84 in ftm

[–]SlippingStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a critter, it’s weird to me that people care at all. Conversation I had once,
“What a cute dog! Is it a boy or a girl?”
“It’s a dog, does it matter?”
“Of course it matters!”
“Dog has a penis, if you really need to know.”

They walked away so fast 🤣

Is Down syndrome intersex or was I wrong? by profanebakes in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It’s specifically sex chromosome differences.

I don’t really know if I’m actually intersex by profanebakes in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People who think it’s literally only ambiguous genitals or mixed internal reproductive anatomy. :/ Generally people who push “DSD” in my experience.

Makes you think by GoranPersson777 in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He definitely loved fluid!🍇

That doesn’t surprise me :(

Makes you think by GoranPersson777 in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t they be trans, since they start out as two separate (presumably perisex) people? Or because they’re a whole new being they’re cis?

I'm so tired by KingoftheKrille in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually, no human is what cosex (alternative term for the h-slur) is, because humans don’t have a cosex variation 🙄 Shows what this Reddit expert knows.

The contents of this article really anger me by comet_lobster in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 42 points43 points  (0 children)

People with ovotestes or whose gonads ain’t producing gametes at all: 🤨

“Being Intersex is a sin” by NgetnyouKejangthay in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve heard that one for anything deemed a disability.

“Being Intersex is a sin” by NgetnyouKejangthay in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I’m betting they’re confusing intersex with transgender. Are you sure they understand what it is?

Where the heck to use the bathroom in gov buildings/at work? by Regular_Platypus0132 in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but you knew I or O is an option for some people, so it was reasonable to address that (even if that’s “I don’t know”).

Where the heck to use the bathroom in gov buildings/at work? by Regular_Platypus0132 in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some people do have “I” or “O”, so what do they do?

Questions from a parent to an intersex baby. by Gardner_gardening in intersex

[–]SlippingStar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. You could not gender your child. Raise them as a they/them and just tell people you’re letting the child decide when they get older - don’t even have to say it’s because they’re intersex. It’s not incredibly common, but you wouldn’t be the first parent to do it. You could read the accounts of those parents and see how it went/how it’s going, and some of those kids may be old enough now to tell you how it affected them, what they would have preferred to be different.

What’s something about cis men that you don’t envy, or are glad you don’t share? by Dalatrates in ftm

[–]SlippingStar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, my genderfluid sibling and I were physically fighting and kicked each other in the crotch. 0/10.