X and Y, and what’s
Seizing the Sexes
Janet Kuypers
Started 12/23/22, completed 12/25/22
What is it that sets the sexes so apart.
Yes, I know, I know, there are
Biological differences between
Men and women, and those who
Rely on the bible with tell you
Woman was made from the
Rib of man, it’s cut and dry when
Adhering to Christian religion
That woman’s an extension of man.
But... for women who don’t believe
The bible’s word on that, when
Women were rulers of past cultures,
We know that if we didn’t live under
Man’s foot at our necks, we may sing
“Anything you can do I can do better.”
So really, I’ve been wondering what
Sets the sexes so apart, maybe it’s the
Science, since the sex of us human
Types (and all mammals, too) is
Only decided by the male-determining
Y chromosome. Women have two
X chromosomes that contain about
900 genes each that do all sorts of jobs...
As for the men out there, they carry
Only 1 X chromosome, and 1 Y
Chromosome, which contains fewer
Genes (like, I’m talking only 55).
One of those genes kick-starts male
Development in the embryo, but the
Rest of that Y chromosome is
Technically a lot of non-coded DNA,
Which, in effect, means there’s a lot of
Junk there that doesn’t do anything.
Wow, I didn’t realize science
Could logically explain what
Many of us rationally-minded
Have already hypothesized...
But I was researching this to find the
Root to our differences, & I learned
That the Y chromosome may actually
Be starting to disappear, and that
There are men out there now with
Two X chromosomes and no Y —
Still with male parts & male sex drive.
Because... I hear of people identifying
As one gender or another, and it
Makes me wonder, what is the real
Difference.
Because we all have been led to
Believe that biology identifies us —
And it may — but the more science I learn,
The more I see that how people identify,
That could also play a role
when science and society
both define humanity.
For now that I live in this post-gender-defining world, and
Forgetting to place “she/her” in parentheses after my name,
I only think back to living in the Chicago streets,
Where I’ve seen too much violence first-hand toward women
(no matter how they defined their gender).
For there’s no comfort how you define yourself
When a woman still fears for her safety
When walking down the street,
Holding each key from her key ring between
Each knuckle in self-defense...
For however society may define he/she/they/them,
Biology will still worm its way into the very base
Of not only ourselves, but also our protection, and
Ultimately our rights.
For how we “identify” will be damned
When biology uses brute force
To take what they want, identity be damned.
For it doesn’t matter how rich or how poor,
How affluent or how downtrodden a female
May be when it comes to rape, or coercion
Which leads to a pregnancy, caused by a man,
That she/her/them/they all have to deal with,
Entirely on their own.
Well, they don’t even get that choice any more
Post the overturning of Roe v. Wade, if they
Live in a bible-belt state
(which very possibly is also
a state that supported slavery)
Living in a regressive state that
Chooses to take choice away
From women after “man” caused the now
Fiasco women ultimately couldn’t control.
So, now it’s all a matter of
Choice be damned for women...
and
Gender identity be damned
When it’s still about biology,
And men couldn’t care less
How you identify yourself.
For let’s face it, ladies,
You’ve got the parts, but
You don’t have a choice.
Yes, I can agree with you,
It’s a nice warm feeling
To be able to define who you are
To the world without fear of consequences.
But it’s a brutally cold feeling
When more basic biological choices
Are taken away from you first.
For at this point in the game,
I worry so desperately about
What sets the sexes so apart,
While some, no matter how
They define their gender,
Can still make choices that can
Destroy the rights of so many more.
Whose rights are worth saving,
Wait a minute, what am I saying...
Rights are worth saving,
No matter the gender,
No matter how they identify themselves.
Rights are worth saving,
No matter what sets the sexes so apart.
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-y-chromosome-is-slowly-vanishing-
/a-new-sex-gene-could-be-the-future-of-men
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