Sex-changing societies or species - Revision history

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2010-06-07T17:50:03Z

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Lquilter: /* Frequent Sex Changing */ LHOD

2008-05-13T19:40:37Z

Frequent Sex Changing: LHOD

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	==Frequent Sex Changing==		==Frequent Sex Changing==
	* [[Iain M. Banks]]' "Culture" universe (people can change gender at will, although it is not instantaneous)		* [[Iain M. Banks]]' "Culture" universe (people can change gender at will, although it is not instantaneous)
	* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], ''[[The Left Hand of Darkness]]'' - characters are neuter until they enter [[kemmer]]; then, they shift into either male or female mode		* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], ''[[The Left Hand of Darkness]]'' - characters are neuter until they enter [[kemmer]]; then, they shift into either male or female mode - classic gender-exploration novel; the world is peopled with hermaphrodites who phase in and out of male or female genders ("[[kemmer]]"); in a later short story, Le Guin explored the differences in sexual experiences across the genders on this planet
	* [[Tanith Lee]]		* [[Tanith Lee]]
	* [[Ian McDonald]], "[[Some Strange Desire]]" (in ''The Best of Omni III'') (a gender-switching race lives among us)		* [[Ian McDonald]], "[[Some Strange Desire]]" (in ''The Best of Omni III'') (a gender-switching race lives among us)

Lquilter: /* Frequent Sex Changing */ venus plus x

2008-05-13T19:31:54Z

Frequent Sex Changing: venus plus x

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	* ''[[The Breeds of Man]]'' by [[F. M. Busby]] (humans mutate into people with cyclical sex changes, basically every month or two)		* ''[[The Breeds of Man]]'' by [[F. M. Busby]] (humans mutate into people with cyclical sex changes, basically every month or two)
	* [[The X-Files]] episode "[[GenderBender (episode)\|GenderBender]]" (episode 13, Season 1) (a species of aliens can change gender; most seem to change gender not that often, but one murderous member of the group changes gender after intercourse)		* [[The X-Files]] episode "[[GenderBender (episode)\|GenderBender]]" (episode 13, Season 1) (a species of aliens can change gender; most seem to change gender not that often, but one murderous member of the group changes gender after intercourse)
			* [[Theodore Sturgeon]]'s ''[[Venus Plus X]]'' - everybody has chosen to change sex/gender to neuter

	==Life Cycle Gender==		==Life Cycle Gender==

Lquilter: /* Frequent Sex Changing */ kelley

2008-05-13T19:13:54Z

Frequent Sex Changing: kelley

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	==Frequent Sex Changing==		==Frequent Sex Changing==
	* [[Iain M. Banks]]' "Culture" universe (people can change gender at will, although it is not instantaneous)		* [[Iain M. Banks]]' "Culture" universe (people can change gender at will, although it is not instantaneous)
	*[[Kelley Eskridge]], "[[And Salome Danced]]" (one character, Jo(e) Sand, changes sex and gender at will)
	* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], ''[[The Left Hand of Darkness]]'' - characters are neuter until they enter [[kemmer]]; then, they shift into either male or female mode		* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], ''[[The Left Hand of Darkness]]'' - characters are neuter until they enter [[kemmer]]; then, they shift into either male or female mode
	* [[Tanith Lee]]		* [[Tanith Lee]]

Lquilter: /* Frequent Sex Changing */ every month or two

2008-05-13T19:12:04Z

Frequent Sex Changing: every month or two

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	* [[Ian McDonald]], "[[Some Strange Desire]]" (in ''The Best of Omni III'') (a gender-switching race lives among us)		* [[Ian McDonald]], "[[Some Strange Desire]]" (in ''The Best of Omni III'') (a gender-switching race lives among us)
	* [[John Varley]]'s [[Eight Worlds]] universe (people can change gender pretty easily)		* [[John Varley]]'s [[Eight Worlds]] universe (people can change gender pretty easily)
	* ''[[The Breeds of Man]]'' by [[F. M. Busby]] (humans mutate into people with cyclical sex changes)		* ''[[The Breeds of Man]]'' by [[F. M. Busby]] (humans mutate into people with cyclical sex changes, basically every month or two)
	* [[The X-Files]] episode "[[GenderBender (episode)\|GenderBender]]" (episode 13, Season 1) (a species of aliens can change gender; most seem to change gender not that often, but one murderous member of the group changes gender after intercourse)		* [[The X-Files]] episode "[[GenderBender (episode)\|GenderBender]]" (episode 13, Season 1) (a species of aliens can change gender; most seem to change gender not that often, but one murderous member of the group changes gender after intercourse)

Lquilter: List of sex-changing societies or species moved to Sex-changing societies or species over redirect

2008-05-13T18:56:57Z

List of sex-changing societies or species moved to Sex-changing societies or species over redirect

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Lquilter: /* Frequent Sex Changing */ mutate

2008-04-09T18:28:44Z

Frequent Sex Changing: mutate

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	* [[Tanith Lee]]		* [[Tanith Lee]]
	* [[Ian McDonald]], "[[Some Strange Desire]]" (in ''The Best of Omni III'') (a gender-switching race lives among us)		* [[Ian McDonald]], "[[Some Strange Desire]]" (in ''The Best of Omni III'') (a gender-switching race lives among us)
	* [[John Varley]]'s [Eight Worlds] universe (people can change gender pretty easily)		* [[John Varley]]'s [[Eight Worlds]] universe (people can change gender pretty easily)
			* ''[[The Breeds of Man]]'' by [[F. M. Busby]] (humans mutate into people with cyclical sex changes)
	* [[The X-Files]] episode "[[GenderBender (episode)\|GenderBender]]" (episode 13, Season 1) (a species of aliens can change gender; most seem to change gender not that often, but one murderous member of the group changes gender after intercourse)		* [[The X-Files]] episode "[[GenderBender (episode)\|GenderBender]]" (episode 13, Season 1) (a species of aliens can change gender; most seem to change gender not that often, but one murderous member of the group changes gender after intercourse)

Lquilter: /* Frequent Sex Changing */ iain m banks

2008-02-14T04:27:14Z

Frequent Sex Changing: iain m banks

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	==Frequent Sex Changing==		==Frequent Sex Changing==
			* [[Iain M. Banks]]' "Culture" universe (people can change gender at will, although it is not instantaneous)
	*[[Kelley Eskridge]], "[[And Salome Danced]]" (one character, Jo(e) Sand, changes sex and gender at will)		*[[Kelley Eskridge]], "[[And Salome Danced]]" (one character, Jo(e) Sand, changes sex and gender at will)
	* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], ''[[The Left Hand of Darkness]]'' - characters are neuter until they enter [[kemmer]]; then, they shift into either male or female mode		* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], ''[[The Left Hand of Darkness]]'' - characters are neuter until they enter [[kemmer]]; then, they shift into either male or female mode

Lquilter: /* Life Cycle Gender */ Simoun

2008-02-14T04:25:24Z

Life Cycle Gender: Simoun

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	* [[Carolyn Ives Gilman\|Gilman, Carolyn Ives]]. ''[[Halfway Human]]'' [children are neuter until adolescence; then they became male, female or neuter]		* [[Carolyn Ives Gilman\|Gilman, Carolyn Ives]]. ''[[Halfway Human]]'' [children are neuter until adolescence; then they became male, female or neuter]
	* [[Vonda N. McIntyre\|McIntyre, Vonda N.]] "[[Wings (short story)\|Wings]]" in ''The Alien Condition'', edited by Stephen Goldin (New York: Ballantine, 1973) [children are gender-neutral and choose at puberty]		* [[Vonda N. McIntyre\|McIntyre, Vonda N.]] "[[Wings (short story)\|Wings]]" in ''The Alien Condition'', edited by Stephen Goldin (New York: Ballantine, 1973) [children are gender-neutral and choose at puberty]

			* ''[[Simoun]]'' - anime; the world of [[Daikuuriku]] features people who are all female while young, and choose gender at 17

	''Note:'' Varley's first eight-worlds novel in which anyone can change gender, but it's really not supposed to happen until you pass through adolescence.		''Note:'' Varley's first eight-worlds novel in which anyone can change gender, but it's really not supposed to happen until you pass through adolescence.

Lquilter: Sex-changing societies or species moved to List of sex-changing societies or species

2007-05-03T01:32:40Z

Sex-changing societies or species moved to List of sex-changing societies or species

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