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It has generally been assumed that human beings must biologically be of either the male or female sex. Whether an individual is identified as a biological male or female is premised on an evaluation of chromosomal sex, gonadal sex, and morphological sex and secondary sex traits (Herdt, 1994). Lillie’s thoughts on sexual dimorphism reflect this assumption that human must be either male or female:
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Loue, S. (2006). Defining Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. In: Assessing Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32462-3_4
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