Here is what happened before we were confronted outside of the social work building at Portland State University on May 11.
We set up an epistemological game where students express their opinion along a spectrum on a statement. In this case, the statement was: “There are only two genders." We then explore the basis for their opinions and what it would take for them to feel more or less confident about where they stand.
The basis for my position is biology 101. There are three genders, male, female and an extremely rare one, hermaphrodite. Many frog species are hermaphrotides and can switch genders depending on population needs to balance male and female population sizes. Human hermaphrodites are so rare that they are considered a statistical irrelevancy, and I know of none who reproduces.
I met a hermaphrodite once, a man employed by my father. The man was hermit-like and shunned all human contact. My father treated him as any other person and gave him a job requiring no human contact. I was only about ten when I met him, but he seemed to be a decent human being.
These 3 gentlemen were thoughtful and seemingly sincere. All were articulate, in particular the guy in the yellow pink Floyd shirt. Impressive (all 3 of them) at such a young age.