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[[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
Intersex does not describe a specific body type but rather is an umbrella term for a broad range of variations/traits. Some intersex individuals may closely resemble one of the binary sexes, while others are closer to in between. An intersex
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
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
== Issues & Activism ==
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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 variation 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.
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>
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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 earlier flag design was made by Natalie Phox in 2009, though is flag is less commonly used today. It was originally introduced as a [[bigender]] flag, but Phox later added the correction that it was an intersex flag, which caused confusion around the intention of the flag.<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bigender_pride.png Bigender flag]</ref> It is likely that this flag was introduced as a bigender flag due to the distinction between gender and sex not being as common knowledge during the time of its creation, rather than initially being made to represent the identity known as "bigender" today, as its description when first posted referred to biological sex, but called it "gender" instead.<ref>https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Bigender_pride.png&oldid=30036320</ref> Because it was posted under the name bigender, some
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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