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What Do Sex and Gender Have to Do with Religion?

Season 1 Episode 20 | 12m 43s

How many genders are there? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn how religious communities construct ideas about sex, gender, and sexuality, and why these concepts aren’t as timeless or unchanging as they might seem.

Aired: 02/03/25
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