Are We Prepared to Abandon the Idea of Sex Binarism? A Biomedical Perspective

Abstract

Boy or girl? This is most probably the first question asked about a baby, when born until a few decades ago or, nowadays, at the time of pregnancy at which ultrasound imaging allows it. Indeed, the social categories “male” and “female” have been considered as indispensable and unchanging. The “sex” of individuals is stated in all identity documents, starting from the birth certificate. However, important societal changes have occurred in recent years.