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Luke Allen

Snakes have clitorises

The first description of the snake clitoris may change what we think we know about mating and courtship among the slithering reptiles.
Although the medical establishment is now recognizing that sex is not binary, society as a whole has been slow to embrace the concept. Vera Livchak/Moment via Getty Images

Not everyone is male or female – the growing controversy over sex designation

Millions of people do not fit neatly into male or female sex designations at birth, and wrong identification can set them up for a lifetime of physical and mental harm.
A brown Mediterranean grouper. We don’t see it on the picture, but it hosts many parasites! Parent Géry/Wikimédia

Even groupers have parasites

Mediterranean groupers are not alone: they are home to a wide variety of parasites.
Statuette of a female vulve called Baubo, terracotta, from Priene, Asia Minor, 4th century BC. Reddit

When did the vulva become obscene?

An ad alluding to the vulva is sparking controversy, but there are few objections to phallic symbols. What explains this difference in treatment?

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