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>tremendously insensitive thing to do. However large the difference in their
DNA from the unafflicted,
>I don't propose a different gender for people with Down's syndrome, I say
they suffer from a genetic disease.
But what about hermaphrodite/intersex cases? Wouldn't these fall into their own gender?
On this general thread, I think Bruce Reimer is an interesting case for illustrating biology's role in differentiating the behavior
of men and women before any social construction has taken place. After losing his penis due to a botched circumcision as
an infant, his family with the help of a psychologist tried to raise him as girl with pretty terrible results.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/dr_money_prog_summary.sht ml
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