Many terms are used today with confusion between them in the subject of sexual and gender identities. Let’s clarify these terms to use them correctly:
A. Biological sex:
1. Male XY (1 per 2)
2. Female XX (1 per 2)
3. Male AIS-XY (2-5 per 100K)
4. Male or Female CAH (1 per 10k)
5. XXY (1 per 500)
6. Y (does not survive – 1 per 2000-3000)
7. X (1 per 2000-5000)
8. Yx (1 in 100k females)
9. XXy (1 In 20,000)
10. XYY (1 in 1000)
11. Male XX (1 In 20K-30K)
12. Hermaphrodite (1.7% of population)
13. XX-DSD (1 in 20k males)
14. XX- Mullerian Agenesis (1 in 4500-5000)
Anatomical. Not by choice
B. Sexual orientation
1. Heterosexual
2. Homosexual
3. Bisexual
4. Pansexual
5. Asexual
6. Demisexual
7. Queer
The scientific consensus is that sexual orientation is not a choice.
C. Gender identity
A person’s deeply felt internal sense of their gender. Deeply personal and subjective.
Its expression may be seen as a choice, although some might argue that.
There is no set number of gender identities. There have been over 112 various gender identities.
D. Personal/Fantasy expression
Although based on personal subjective feelings, its expression is a choice.
Wissam Charafeddine 