25 April 2023
The controversy Dembroff versus Byrne concerning the question “when is a person a woman” is of critical importance for gender theory. We discuss the role that biological sex plays in the debate. The main ?nding is that the arguments used on both sides of the debate show a lack of common understanding of a notion of biological sex. We conclude that without some common ground concerning biological sex the Dembroff versus Byrne debate lacks a convincing structure.