{"id":1902754,"date":"2023-03-22T10:11:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T14:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-sexes-and-thats-all-there-is-to-it-biologist-defends-jk-rowlings-anti-transgender-comments\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T10:14:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T14:14:59","slug":"two-sexes-and-thats-all-there-is-to-it-biologist-defends-jk-rowlings-anti-transgender-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-sexes-and-thats-all-there-is-to-it-biologist-defends-jk-rowlings-anti-transgender-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Two sexes, and that\u2019s all there is to it&#8217;: Biologist defends JK Rowling\u2019s anti-transgender comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-sexes-and-thats-all-there-is-to-it-biologist-defends-jk-rowlings-anti-transgender-comments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1902754&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<p>A biologist has defended Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling&#8217;s comments on biological sex as the defining factor for determining one&#8217;s gender. Renowned biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins concurred with Rowling, stating that there are only two biological sexes.<\/p>\n<p>Rowling has drawn ire for her tweets criticizing gender-inclusive language, and so too has Dawkins following his expression of biological facts. The biologist considers that threatening and bullying Rowling for her comments, and beliefs constitutes a form of cancel culture. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"TweetEmbed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Richard Dawkins says JK Rowling and Kathleen Stock have been &#8220;bullied&#8221; while standing up for themselves over trans issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a biologist, there are two sexes and that&#8217;s all there is to it.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichardDawkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RichardDawkins<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@piersmorgan<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jk_rowling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jk_rowling<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Docstockk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Docstockk<\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jAV1WoGoPj\">pic.twitter.com\/jAV1WoGoPj<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dawkins claims that as a biologist, there are only two sexes, and he is only interested in biological sex, not gender identity. He further defends his statements on the scientific basis behind them and considers cancel culture behavior an anomaly that has sometimes decried debate and discussion on issues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/jk-rowling-anti-transgender-comments-cancel-culture-dictator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read More:<\/strong> JK ROWLING: CANCEL CULTURE IS \u2018THE LANGUAGE OF A DICTATOR\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dawkins himself has experienced backlash in the past for supporting discussions about activists&#8217; demands to change language and biological definitions to reflect more nuanced perspectives. Nevertheless, he stands by biological facts that there are only two sexes and finds criticism or vilification over this odd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/two-sexes-biologist-jk-rowling-anti-transgender-comments\">Read More From &#8220;Two sexes, and that\u2019s all there is to it&#8217;: Biologist defends JK Rowling\u2019s anti-transgender comments&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A biologist has come to the defense of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling after she made comments referencing biological sex as the standard for how a man or woman is defined. Atheist and biologist Richard Dawkins drew upon his years of research and said that there are only two biological sexes. 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