The Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to erase the existence of transgender people are often defended in the name of the so-called “common sense” of “biological sex.” For instance, in  Executive ...

Women have a higher proportion of key immune cells between puberty and menopause, which may be linked to the sex hormone estrogen and explain why they are less susceptible to certain infectious ...

In a landmark decision, the World Athletics (WA) has introduced a requirement for all women participating in international track and field competitions to secure a genetic passport. This innovative ...

as are the sex chromosomes (XX in people registered female at birth, and XY in people registered male at birth). "However, very little is known about how immune health outcomes may change during ...

The amount by which women with autoimmune diseases (which include rheumatoid arthritis, Chron’s disease, type one diabetes, ...

The X and Y chromosomes, commonly referred to as the sex chromosomes, are one such pair. They determine the biological sex, reproductive organs, and sexual characteristics that develop in a person.

World Athletics plans to begin genetic testing of all female track and field athletes in a move that could significantly ...

Allies and advocates are encouraged to attend a Transgender Day of Visibility event in Kelowna on March 31, to take a stand ...

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif intends to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after a controversy-riddled appearance in ...

World Athletics, the body that governs track and field as well as road-running events, will demand DNA tests for athletes competing in the female category in elite events.

During the confirmation hearing for one of the Trump administration’s cabinet secretaries, the nominee testified that “there are two genders.” Sexes, not genders, would have been the right word. As ...

Picture: iStock By contrast, men are more likely to be exposed to the same types of mutations because their XY chromosomes only have a lone X. But when the males of other species double up ...