Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it correct to say that there are two *genders...

walrus · on July 8, 2011

Sex is physical. There are more than two sexes. Some examples are female, hermaphrodite, and male (among others).

Gender is social. There are more than two genders. Some examples are masculinity, femininity, and androgyny (among others).

Edit: (expanding upon the above)

Sexuality is social. There are more than two sexualities. Some examples are heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality (among others).

A person's sexual identity is the triplet defined by these three items. For example, one could be an androgynous male homosexual.

com · on July 8, 2011

I'd add a couple more things to condition your list:

* people are sometimes contextually gendered or contextually express specific sexuality (I know people who might describe themselves - and present that way too - as TV in some situations, but not others. I might imagine certain contextuality in sex is possible also, but with rather more logistical difficulty

* people sometimes change over time, and while they may choose to simply identify as their current (or desired goal situation) sex/gender/sexuality/... some people are happy to identify some or all aspects of their history, such as visible trans people

It's a pretty diverse world out there if you pay attention, even in somewhat conservative communities, so take care out there.

ahi · on July 8, 2011

Not really. Who gets to decide what the prevailing views of the society are? For that matter, which society? A non-binary construction of gender is not limited to post-industrial cities in the United States.

sukuriant · on July 8, 2011

This is a United-States-ian stance. In other countries, there are more than two genders.

There's more than two sexes, as well. It's ... complicated, to say the least.

geekagirl · on July 9, 2011

Gender is between your ears. Sex is between your legs.

There's more than two genders -- hijra in Indian culture, for example.