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'''Intersex''' is a term for those born with physical [[sex]] characteristics that cannot be traditionally classified as male or female.<ref>[https://interactadvocates.org/intersex-definitions/ InterACT: Intersex Definitions]</ref> Variations may appear in a person’s chromosomes, natural hormones, genitalia, or gonads, secondary sex characteristics, or some combination of these things. Intersexuality is observed in many animals including humans. According to the ISNA it is estimated that as many as 1.7% of people 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
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
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
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>
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*[[Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia]]
=== Intersex-relating
*[[Aarskog-Scott Syndrome]]
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