Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

I expect it will turn out that sexual intercourse is possible between Gethenian double-sexed and Hainish-norm one-sexed human beings, though such intercourse will inevitably be sterile. It remains to be proved; Estraven and I proved nothing except perhaps a rather subtler point.

I expect it will turn out that sexual intercourse is possibl

Summary

In this quote from Ursula K. Le Guin's novel "The Left Hand of Darkness," the speaker expresses their belief that sexual intercourse between individuals from the dual-gendered Gethenian society and the single-gendered Hainish society is theoretically possible but unlikely to result in reproduction. The statement suggests that the speaker and Estraven, characters in the book, did not provide conclusive proof of this fact but may have shed light on a more intricate aspect of the topic.

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By Ursula K. Le Guin

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