Yeah neither are you, and I don't need a vigilante to swoop in and tell ppl not to add context, but like do you have an issue with what was said? Cause you're welcome to just say that too like this is an open discussion.

I literally did ask... And appreciate the further clarification cause this term is truly foreign to me.

If a parent can’t afford to have the job because of the poor pay, poor benefits and shit schedule, then the job should not exist.

If a parent couldn’t have the job, fix the job.

I don't think we're understanding each other and that's fine but I'm losing steam for this convo,

Assigned is implied. There's isn't much investigation on whether an infant checks every box in either category b4 the doctor picks one and it becomes a primary citizen identifier

I have no idea what any of this response has to do with the discussion, to clarify I'm exclusively talking about sex as an adjective, an identity; not at all as a verb or activity.

It's largely because of all the harm that comes to intersex, NB, Black women tbh anyone who's features naturally deviate from societies constructs of M/F, because of this inane allegiance to the concept of binary sex, that I care about having this discussion, the consequence of obfuscation is abuse.

Sex is assigned by a doctor and recorded as the gov. requires it. The guidelines that determine M/F/I are constructs. This construct pressures doctor's to sexually traumatize children 2 transform their sex characteristics to align M/F w/o their consent, & pressures parents 2 allow it.

I think some of the communication break down between us is a result of disagreeing on what words mean.

I also don't think your analogy about legs is relevant. I never suggested that intersex people were not human, nor some other species which evolved from humans.

Idk if it's different where you are from, but on the United States' birth certificates the word "Gender" is nowhere to be found, but they do document your assigned sex. That's what I'm referring to when I say assigned sex. Is your birth certificate different?

Ok I understand your point a lot better now, I agree that what ppl do socially is inconsequential to assigned sex. Though that culture around respective sex & gender influences how scientists define sex. The guidelines for male and female are not in accordance with how entropic life naturally is.

Ok but I'm really more interested in understanding orthogonal in your context, would u mind explaining that?

FIFA is considering moving the World Cup games to Canada in response to escalating fascism in the US.

Good. They should. And the Olympics should follow suit.

Refuse to normalize or reward fascism.

The US is not a safe place to visit & we should all vote with our dollar and go elsewhere.

And media consumption wasn't tailored personally to match everyone's interests based on years or decades of data collected on your online activity.

Exactly. "Except for the ppl who are intersex, who is intersex?" Is how the Q sounds 2 me.

And I resent the idea that a whole population of individuals who don't align with every binary sex characteristic is negligible bc it's small. Should you have a right to vote even if ur only 1 person?

PSA: If you're somebody with a cervix who really dislikes pap smears and speculums, a lot of doctors' offices now offer self-swab HPV screenings that are way less invasive! (Like a Q-tip that you use by yourself)

My primary care doctor suggested it and now I'm good for 5 years 👍👍

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I appreciate you asking nicely, but I'm really not that invested in changing your mind. If you want to believe in binary sex you're allowed to. If you're interested in making use of the device u posted that response w to peruse years worth of media dedicated to answering your question, be my guest.

Just learning the word orthogonal but don't understand in this context, could you explain?

The view of sex as 'objectively' binary is a human invention. Variation in sex presentation is natural across all species, imposing a dichotomy is unnatural. Identify how you want tho, keep your peace.

That's insane

Also, far from radical I would say having two options for Male and Female is squarely so traditional. But everyone's personal Overton window is unique I'm sure.

See this is what makes designing experiments and data collection interesting! I personally find questioning assigned sex boring. But you learn the most about a group when you leave questions open ended. Maybe an open ended survey would best answer your question: how many boxes to be comprehensive.

My main point is we keep blaming ppl who are doing what they can to survive and rightfully angry. Understandably unwell. The problems within the MTA don't disappear w houseless ppl, they disappear w proper track maintenance, investments in infrastructure, that's the real pipe dream w all this greed

If the city was more responsible free transportation wouldn't be something we deny ourselves for fear of being in proximity to our houseless community members. Stop pretending that wanting a free fair is equivalent to proposing the MTA as public housing. The future is only as bright as you dream it.

Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.

But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.

See you soon, NYC.

Very fair I see how that was confusing.

box that says The Trinket Library

Take a trinket, leave a trinket (left bluesky sticker)

Found a trinket library, left a Bluesky sticker

People look at me like I'm nuts when I tell them the thing that scares me most are drivers, that if we die an unnatural potentially criminal death it is most likely going to involve a car.

We've became such apex predators that we've built our own apex predator to thin our numbers.

Just this morning, on Bowery and Canal, two people (one on a bike, one on foot) were killed by a driver who lost control of their car and went up on the sidewalk. My wife was out for a run and saw the aftermath. www.nydailynews.com/2025/07/19/o...

I just really don't think homeless straphangers are the bogeymen so many ppl who speak ill of our rider experience think they are. Like that is it's own society issue that bleeds into MTA riders experience but it's not like this is a pest control problem, they're ppl too. The subway should be free.