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Evolutionary biologist Nathan Lents argues that many of our supposedly modern ideas about gender and human sexuality are, in fact, deeply rooted in our animal ancestors. In this Chat, Lents discusses his new book, "The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships", a fascinating exploration of sexual behavior throughout the animal kingdom.
Nathan H. Lents is an American scientist, author, and university professor. He has been on the faculty of John Jay College since 2006 and is currently the director of the Cell and Molecular Biology program and the former head of the honors program and the campus Macaulay Honors College program.
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presentations in males and females; no mammalian species, including Homo sapiens, can present functional organs of both sexes, nor change after conception.
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
I can’t take this guy seriously if he’s going to say “intersex” is a “new term to replace disorders of sexual development” when it’s clearly documented that “intersex” is an old Victorian era term referring to ambiguous genitals. Disorders of sexual development was specifically created to avoid the confusion that “intersex” creates, with its implication of some kind of “in between” or “both sexes” condition in human beings. Human DSD conditions have specific
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
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