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A majority of British scientists in a new poll reported that they view sex as binary and believe that gender is fluid.
In a survey of almost 200 scientists at UK universities published by the Telegraph and Censuswide on Saturday, 58% said they believe sex is binary, except in rare instances involving intersex individuals, those born with both male and female biological traits.
Less than a third, 29%, agreed with the statement “Sex is not binary,” while 13% had no views or preferred not to answer.
Meanwhile, almost two-thirds of the scientists, 64%, said gender was fluid, while 22% said gender is binary and 14% gave no answer.
Sex is a biological classification, while gender generally refers to societal expectations for the two sexes — such as norms, roles and relationships between males and females.
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In a survey of almost 200 scientists at UK universities published by the Telegraph and Censuswide on Saturday, 58% said they believe sex is binary, except in rare instances involving intersex individuals, those born with both male and female biological traits.
Less than a third, 29%, agreed with the statement “Sex is not binary,” while 13% had no views or preferred not to answer.
Meanwhile, almost two-thirds of the scientists, 64%, said gender was fluid, while 22% said gender is binary and 14% gave no answer.
Sex is a biological classification, while gender generally refers to societal expectations for the two sexes — such as norms, roles and relationships between males and females.
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Majority of scientists at UK universities agree sex is binary: poll
A majority of respondents in a poll of British scientists view sex as binary and believe that gender is fluid.
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