Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-83
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Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-83
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(1) “ Female ” means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces eggs.
(2) “ Male ” means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces sperm.
(3) “ Sex ,” when used to classify a natural person, means the biological indication of male and female as observed or clinically verified at birth, without regard to a person's psychological, chosen, or subjective experience, feelings, actions, or sense of self.
(4) The following additional provisions apply to the use of “sex” and related terms:
(a) There are only two (2) sexes, and every individual is either male or female.
(b) “Sex” is objective and fixed.
(c) Persons with “DSD conditions” (sometimes referred to as “differences in sex development”, “disorders of sex development”, or “intersex conditions”) are not members of a third sex.
(d) The foregoing definition of “ sex ,” for purposes of state law, neither requires nor precludes the accommodation of persons with a congenital and physically verifiable diagnosis of “DSD condition” (sometimes referred to as “differences in sex development”, “disorders of sex development”, or “intersex conditions”); however, such accommodation may be required by federal law.
(2) “ Male ” means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces sperm.
(3) “ Sex ,” when used to classify a natural person, means the biological indication of male and female as observed or clinically verified at birth, without regard to a person's psychological, chosen, or subjective experience, feelings, actions, or sense of self.
(4) The following additional provisions apply to the use of “sex” and related terms:
(a) There are only two (2) sexes, and every individual is either male or female.
(b) “Sex” is objective and fixed.
(c) Persons with “DSD conditions” (sometimes referred to as “differences in sex development”, “disorders of sex development”, or “intersex conditions”) are not members of a third sex.
(d) The foregoing definition of “ sex ,” for purposes of state law, neither requires nor precludes the accommodation of persons with a congenital and physically verifiable diagnosis of “DSD condition” (sometimes referred to as “differences in sex development”, “disorders of sex development”, or “intersex conditions”); however, such accommodation may be required by federal law.
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