Meet the Person Who Put the "Universal" in "Universal Donor"
We like to put things in neat little boxes, especially when it comes to biology. Male or female? Mum or dad? Well, life has a hilarious way of throwing a wrench into our overly-simplified systems, and the story of a 59-year-old woman from China named Liu is the ultimate plot twist.
Liu was born with a rare intersex condition, which is a fancy way of saying she had the ultimate "two-for-one" deal on reproductive systems. This biological marvel meant she had the unique, and let's be honest, mind-bending ability to have children in two completely different ways.
First, in a more "traditional" storyline, she was married to a man and became pregnant, giving birth to a son. Cue the expected script. But then, after a divorce, she entered a relationship with a woman. And in a move that would make any screenplay writer proud, her own biology decided to flip the script.
A surge in androgenic hormones prompted some male reproductive development. So, Liu—yes, the same Liu who had previously given birth—fathered a son.
Let that sink in for a second.
The result? One kid calls her "mum," and the other calls her "dad." Family game night must be fascinating.
As her hormones shifted, Liu developed facial hair and other male traits, but she keeps it official by still identifying as female on her documents. She was even offered gender reassignment surgery, but in a truly relatable human moment, she basically said, "Yeah, that's a bit pricey," and declined.
Liu’s incredible life has sparked global conversations about intersex conditions and identity, serving as a not-so-gentle reminder that human biology is a spectacular, chaotic, and wonderfully diverse spectrum that really doesn't care about our tidy little checkboxes.
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