However, a person’s sex is actually a combination of bodily characteristics including chromosomes, hormones, internal and external reproductive organs, and secondary sex characteristics. As a result, there are many more sexes than just male and female, just like there are many more genders than just male and female, as well.
Glossary Term
Sex Assigned at Birth
[seks əˈsīnd ət bərTH]
- (Sex)
Noun.
At birth, infants are commonly assigned a sex. This is usually based on the appearance of their external anatomy, and is often confused with gender.