Witt's End

 There are pagan aspects to Christmas celebrations. I think it’s about time that we recognize that and stop fighting about it. The winter solstice is December 20th. That night is the shortest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. It’s the summer solstice and the polar opposite in the southern. It has cultural and religious significance throughout the world.  Historically the celebration of the birth of Christ was moved to this time of the year. And an amalgamation of pagan, folk, marketing, and Christian traditions have led to the celebrations we have today. It deeply influences them. To the point that some Christmas hymns have winter references. When historical records demonstrate it was the spring. That change has caused over time to have a hybridized holiday. The modern Christmas with a Christmas Eve Midnight Mass and program, then Santa leaving gifts in a stocking or under an evergreen tree. It's beautiful. But note.  We wouldn’t have the holiday we have today without A

 So it's been awhile. But one thing has been reverberating in my brain over the last six months. It was a whisper a few years ago. But seeing this chart a few months ago. It changed a lot for me. Especially how I view some people. Understand some people.  The Sex Spectrum This is a chart (and it's corresponding link) demonstrating the sex spectrum. Now for most people when they hear the term sex they think in the binary. Male or female. The problem is it is a bit more complex than that. The chart above demonstrates a spectrum from unambiguously male on the right to unambiguously female on the left with mixed or dual expression in the middle.  There's a lot on this chart to take in from genetic, gonadal, and hormonal standpoints. Something so simple for most people in society. Male or female isn't so easy.   Further research led me to realize that 1.7% of the population has an intersex trait and .5% have a clinically identifiable variation . Now that may not seem like a