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[[File:Altersex.png|thumb|220x220px|The altersex flag.]]
'''Altersex''' is a catch-all term to describe a state of having primary and secondary sex characteristics that deviate from what would be considered [[Dyadic|dyadic/perisex]], while also not being [[intersex]]. Altersex is intended to be used mostly (but not exclusively) for fictional characters, to describe body plans that are not found naturally in humans. In the case of real people using this as an term, those who have a mental body plan/view of their “true” self that has a body that does not fit traditional human sexes may call themselves altersex, as well as body who have under gone HRT and/or sexual reassignment surgery. Although, the term altersex shouldn't be applied to real people unless they're okay with it.
The term can also be used by people whose ideal body, or the body they imagine themself having does not fit the sex binary. This can include people who wish to medically transition or people whose ideal body is that of a fictional sex or is otherwise not biologically possible of humans.
Altersex does not imply any specific sex characteristics, just as intersex does not; to allow for privacy of the altersex person and avoids reducing individuals to their genitalia. It is neutral descriptor for any characters and individuals who are not perisex or any variation of intersex. Some altersex individuals/characters may resemble the binary sexes to some degree, but they are different. Altersex can describe both a physical body or an internal sex identity, or both.▼
The term was coined to address the usage of “intersex” when describing people and characters who are not actually intersex, but are not perisex either. The term altersex allows for a nonsexualized, nonslur term for these individuals that is neither transphobic or anti-intersex.
▲Altersex does not imply any specific sex characteristics, just as intersex does not
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