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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]].
== Issues & Activism ==▼
Many individuals, including medical figures, try to justify non-consentual surgeries on intersex children with the excuse that being intersex is a disability or 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 conditions can be ''caused'' by medical disabilities, it does not mean they ''are'' medical disabilities in and of themselves. And although some intersex conditions ''can'' cause medical issues, not ''all'' of them do. Many intersex conditions are natural traits that do not need to be altered sex traits unless it is causing harm. The binary sexes (male and female) can also have health risks that are exclusive to or more likely for them. This 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.▼
▲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.
▲== Issues & Activism ==
▲Some of the variety of issues faced by intersex people include:<ref>[https://oiieurope.org/intersex-issues/ OII Europe: Intersex Issues - a short list]</ref>
* 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>
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