Sex

(Edited to remove spoiler. Whoops.)

I've been studying The Passion of New Eve and The Wasp Factory, and this question came up in the class:

(Edited again ;-) Can't seem to change the poll options now it's done, but I mean 'sex' in the question, not 'gender' (thanks, onebyone). Also, everyone gets to see which way you vote, in case you're bothered by that sort of thing.)

[Poll #141730]

OK, I'm not entirely sure about the phrasing, and I've forgotten the difference between 'sex' and 'gender', but I'm interested. Oh, and I've never done a poll before ;-)

( And my answer is... )