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Defining Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Male, female, and the spectrum of sex

Male, female, and the spectrum of sex

In humans, sex is typically divided into male, female, or intersex (i.e., having some combination of male and female sex characteristics). The above symbols represent female on the left and male on the right.

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