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[[File:Intersexflag.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The intersex flag]]
[[File:Intersex-Flag-Natalie-Phox-High-Quality.png|alt=|thumb|Natalie Phox's
[[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 male or female.<ref>[https://interactadvocates.org/intersex-definitions/ InterACT: Intersex Definitions]</ref> Variations may appear in a person’s chromosomes, natural hormones, genitalia, gonads, secondary sex characteristics, or some combination of these things. Intersex variations are 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>
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== Flags and Symbols ==
▲[[File:Intersex-Flag-Natalie-Phox-High-Quality.png|alt=|thumb|Natalie Phox's design.]]
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."
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