• kromem@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    Here is an excellent essay that discusses some of the history and issues with sexing based on bones over the years from an anthropologist.

    TL;DR: Better now, not always clear cut, had issues before 1972 of people just assuming ‘male’ instead of “I don’t know.”

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      1 year ago

      Thanks for linking that! It hadn’t occurred to me that there would (of course!) be an overlap for intersex individuals. Totally makes sense.