Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Time: Event at 7 p.m. (doors at 6 p.m.)
Location: Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, WA
Cost: $9 online advance tickets, $10 suggested cover at the door
Food & Drink: Beer, wine, pizza slices, popcorn, and snacks available.
Event Website: https://www.viaproductions.org/events/kiggins_june_13_gender/
At least 16 states have recently introduced legislation to restrict access to multiuser restrooms and locker rooms on the basis of sex. Many of these bills use terms like “biological sex,” “genetic sex,” and “sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth.” Some of these bills also use the phrase “sex or gender,” implying that those terms are synonymous. But are biological sex and gender the same thing? Do anatomy and genetics completely determine sex and/or gender? How do biologists describe sex determination in humans and other animals? Is gender a biological term at all?
At this Science on Tap, Lisa Sardinia, PhD, JD, associate professor of biology at Pacific University will approach the biological basis of sexual reproduction from a scientific perspective. She will describe the mechanisms of sex determination in humans, how those processes relate to the terms “sex” and “gender,” and how things are not quite as simple as they might seem.
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Science on Tap at the Kiggins is produced in partnership with Washington State University Vancouver.
Science on Tap is a science lecture series where you can sit back, drink a pint, and enjoy learning. Listen to experts talk about the science in your neighborhood and around the world. You don't have to be a science geek to have fun--all you need is a thirst for knowledge! For more information on this event or about Science on Tap, visit Via Productions.
Contact Info:Amanda Thomas, [email protected], 503-258-7652
