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[[File:Intersex-Flag-Natalie-Phox-High-Quality.png|alt=|thumb|Natalie Phox's intersex flag]]
[[File:Intersex symbol.png|thumb|180x180px|The most common intersex symbol. Unicode: U+263F ☿]]
[[File:Intersex symbol 2.png|thumb|An alternate intersex symbol. Unicode: U+1F728 ⴲ|alt=|103x103px]]
'''Intersex''' is a term for those born with physical [[sex]] characteristics that cannot be traditionally classified as [[wolffian]] (male) or [[müllerian]] (female).<ref>[https://interactadvocates.org/intersex-definitions/ InterACT: Intersex Definitions]</ref> Variations may appear in a
Intersex variations are observed in many animals including humans. According to the ISNA it is estimated that as many as 1.7% of individuals are born with intersex traits, however this may be an incorrect estimate, as many individuals are unknowingly intersex due to the fact that external genitalia is the only sex characteristic noticed at birth (in most cases).<ref>https://isna.org/faq/frequency/</ref><ref>[https://live-interact-advocates.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/INTERSEX101.pdf <nowiki>InterACT: Intersex 101 [pdf]</nowiki>] </ref>
Intersex does not describe a specific body type but rather is an umbrella term for a broad range of conditions. Some intersex individuals may closely resemble one of the binary sexes, while others are closer to in between. An intersex person may have characteristics of both the male and female sexes, characteristics that fall somewhere in between male or female, or characteristics that don't fall into either. ▼
▲Intersex does not describe a specific body type but rather is an umbrella term for a broad range of
Intersex individuals may have any gender identity, including [[Man|male]], [[Woman|female]], and [[Non-Binary|non-binary]].<ref>[https://www.intersexequality.com/intersex/ IC4E: What Is Intersex?]</ref> They may identify as [[cisgender]] or [[transgender]], or possibly another [[Gender Modality|gender modality]] such as [[ipsogender]] or [[ultergender]]. Intersex people can have any [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender]] at birth, some may be [[AMAB]] or [[AFAB]] because their condition of intersex was not noticed at birth. Others may be corrosively assigned male/female at birth (CAMAB/CAFAB), meaning they had nonconsensual surgery preformed on them so their body more closely fits one of the binary sexes. In some rare cases they are [[AXAB]]. Each intersex person has a unique relationship to their gender, assigned gender at birth, the gender they were raised as, and how that relates to their experience being intersex. Intersex is included in the LGBT+ community, though not all intersex people consider themself to be [[LGBT+]] on the basis on being intersex. This is largely a personal choice based on how one's status as intersex has (or hasn't) affected their experiences.▼
▲Intersex individuals may have any [[Gender Identity|gender identity]], including [[
Someone who is not intersex is called [[dyadic]] or perisex. Intersex is not an identity, but is something one is born as. Some intersex traits are identified at birth, while others may not be discovered until puberty or later in life (although, the variation was always present, just unnoticed). One cannot "transition to intersex". Dyadic people who desire mixed sex traits may identify as [[altersex]]. ▼
Intersex is included in the LGBT+ community, though not all intersex individuals consider themself to be [[LGBT+]] on the basis on being intersex. This is largely a personal choice based on how one's status as intersex has (or hasn't) affected their experiences.
▲Someone who is not intersex is called [[dyadic]], perisex, or
== Issues & Activism ==
Many individuals, including medical figures, try to justify non-consentual surgeries on intersex children with the excuse that being intersex is a [[Disabled|disability]] or [[Neurodivergent|disorder]].<ref>[https://live-interact-advocates.pantheonsite.io/resources/intersex-resource-topics/ethics-of-surgery-and-decision-making/ InterACT: Ethics of Surgery and Decision Making]</ref> Although many intersex
Many intersex variations are natural traits that do not need to be altered unless it is causing harm, and the individual affected agrees to it. The binary sexes can also have health risks that are exclusive to or more likely for them, which doesn't make the sexes in of themselves to be a medical issue, and the same applies to being intersex.
Many intersex surgeries are unneeded and are purely made to push gender roles onto young children, and to satisfy the parents. Calling an intersex trait or intersex condition a disorder or disability can be considered offensive and discriminatory, especially when it does not cause any physical issues to the individual with these traits.▼
▲Many intersex surgeries are unneeded and are purely made to push gender roles onto young children, and to satisfy the parents. Calling an intersex trait or intersex
Other issues faced by intersex people include:<ref>[https://oiieurope.org/intersex-issues/ OII Europe: Intersex Issues - a short list]</ref>▼
▲Other issues faced by intersex
* Discrimination in sport.<ref>[https://live-interact-advocates.pantheonsite.io/resources/intersex-resource-topics/discrimination-in-sports/ InterACT: Discrimination in Sports]</ref>
* Discrimination in employment and the workplace.<ref>[https://live-interact-advocates.pantheonsite.io/resources/intersex-resource-topics/workplace-discrimination-and-intersex-employees/ InterACT: Workplace Discrimination and Intersex Employees]</ref>
*Discrimination and bullying from classmates.
*Being told
*Discrimination in religion and religious practices.
*Fetishization, sexualization, or objectification of their body, sex, and genitalia.
*Comparison to animals that dehumanizes their sex.
*Being treated as "freaks of nature" (example: 'bearded women' within circuses.)
*Being called slurs due to their natural appearances, emotions, or confusion caused by their sex (example: being called [[Hermaphrodite|the h-slur]].)
Intersex activists address issues like these and more. In 1993, Cheryl Chase announced the founding of the Intersex Society of North America, initially a support group that developed into an advocacy group on intersex issues.<ref>[https://isna.org/faq/history/ What's the history behind the intersex rights movement?]
</ref> Since then, other organizations have been founded such as InterACT, OII Europe, and IC4E.
More information on intersex discrimination can be found on the [[queerphobia]] and [[sexism]] pages.
== Intersex Spectrum ==
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*[[Klinefelter Syndrome]]
*[[Pentasomy X]]
*[[SERKAL Syndrome]]
*[[Tetrasomy X]]
*[[Triple X Syndrome]]
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*[[XYY Syndrome]]
*[[XYYY Syndrome]]
*[[XYYYY Syndrome]]
*[[XXYYY Syndrome]]
*[[XXXYY Syndrome]]
*[[XXYY Syndrome]]
*[[XXXY Syndrome]]
*[[Swyer's Sydrome]]
=== Hormonal Variations ===
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*[[Aromatase Deficiency]]
*[[Androgen Resistance|Androgen insensitivity syndrome]]
*[[Cytochrome PORD]]
*[[Estrogen Resistance|Estrogen insensitivity syndrome]]
*[[FMPP]]
*[[Hyperandrogenism]]
*[[Hyperestrogenism]]
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*[[PPSH]]
=== Gonadal/Reproductive
*[[Gonadal Agenesis|Gonadal agenesis]]
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*[[Ovotesticular]]
*[[PMDS]]
*[[PCOS|Polycystic Ovary Syndrome]]
*[[Polyorchidism]]
*[[Uterus didelphys]]
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* [[Ambiguous Genitalia]]
* [[Clitoromegaly]]
* [[
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*[[Hypospadias]]
*[[Macrogenital]]
*[[Penoscrotal Transposition]]
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*[[Ablepharon Macrostomia Syndrome]]
*[[Barber Say Syndrome]]
*[[Campomelic Dysplasia]]
*[[Denys-Drash Syndrome]]
*[[H Syndrome]]
*[[Kallman Syndrome]]
*[[MDP Syndrome]]
*[[SCARF Syndrome]]
*[[WNT4 Deficiency]]
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*[[17-AH Deficiency]]
*[[Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia]]
=== Intersex-Related Conditions
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*[[ATR-16 Syndrome]]
*[[CHARGE Syndrome]]
*[[Chromosome 18 Ring]]
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*[[Poland Syndrome]]
* [[Prader–Willi Syndrome]]
*[[Seaver Cassidy Syndrome]]
*[[Secondary Sex Agenesis]]
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The most commonly used intersex flag was created by Morgan Carpenter in 2013.<ref>[http://ihra.org.au/22773/an-intersex-flag/ Intersex Human Rights Australia: An Intersex Flag]</ref> Yellow and purple were chosen for the design as alternatives to the strongly-gendered colors of blue and pink. The purple circle in the middle symbolizes "wholeness and completeness" as well as "the right to be who and how we want to be."
An
The Mercury symbol (☿) is a common intersex symbol, used as a compliment to the male and female symbols. It was originally used for hermaphroditism or to means hybrid. It depicts the staff of the Roman messenger god, based on the caduceus. The symbol is also sometimes used for non-binary
Another intersex symbol is the astronomical symbol for Earth (ⴲ), once again chosen as a compliment to the male and female symbols, as Earth is in between Venus (female) and Mars (male). This symbol is sometimes preferable because it is only used to represent intersex
Intersex is sometimes also represented with a combination of the male and female symbols (⚥ or ⚨), though these symbols are also commonly used to represent bigender and androgyne respectively.
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