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Intersex, in humans and other animals, describes variations in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, or genitals "that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies". Such variations may involve genital ambiguity, and combinations of chromosomal genotype and sexual phenotype other than XY-male and XX-female. Intersex people were previously referred to as hermaphrodites, but the term has fallen out of favor as it is considered to be misleading and stigmatizing.
Some intersex infants and children, such as those with ambiguous outer genitalia, are surgically or hormonally altered to create more socially acceptable sex characteristics. However, this is considered controversial, with no firm evidence of good outcomes. Such treatments may involve sterilization. Adults, including elite female athletes, have also been subjects of such treatment. Research in the late 20th century indicates a growing medical consensus that diverse intersex bodies are normal—if relatively rare—forms of human biology.
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more than 2 sexes? whawhaaaaa let's be facebook friends! http://www.facebook.com/officiallacigreen twitter - http://www.twitter.com/gogreen18 Tumblr for gifs & pics! (SFW) - http://lacigreen.tumblr.com REFERENCED What is intersex? http://www.isna.org/faq/what_is_intersex What it's like to be intersex (by intersex folks!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAUDKEI4QKI How do hormones work? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/nature/etc/hormones.html Intersex Conditions http://www.isna.org/faq/conditions Intersex FAQ https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbt/intersex.pdf Patient-centered medical models http://www.isna.org/faq/patient-centered http://www.isna.org/compare SUMMARY In this video, Laci Green talks about the concept about biological sex and how intersex fits into the pictu...
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In Ep 18 of PBS Digital Studio's First Person "Growing Up Intersex," host Kristin Russo talks with intersex activist and blogger Claudia Astorino about societal misconceptions surrounding intersex identity and her mission to end medically unnecessary surgical procedures on intersex children. Subscribe to First Person: http://to.pbs.org/firstpersonsub Claudia Astorino is an intersex activist living in NYC. Being intersex is oft-misunderstood and frequently overlooked, not only within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community but also the world at large. In this episode, intersex activist and blogger Claudia Astorino explains what it means to be intersex, how the "I" fits into the LGBTQI acronym and the ways in which stigma becomes attached to the intersex body. Find us ...
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Just a little chat about being Intersex. SORRY for all the rambling in the beginning. I hadn't begun to figure out editing at this point in time! I don't really like this label, 'Intersex,' but I suppose it's better than being called a hermaphrodite. I'm still learning about characteristics of these conditions, as well as what pertains to my own body. See the links below pertaining to the intersex community, as well as my own video about not being able to join the U.S. Navy. *Be sure to watch on a computer (not a mobile device) to see additional speech bubbles for some additional info. Check out these links: *Sarah Graham interview on BBC http://youtu.be/p8id0IzR0Io?list=LLQpiJVnf3nFebTgI28YOXHg *Oprah Interviews Different Intersex People http://youtu.be/cJxZe4KAdqU My video about ...
Ten signs you might be INTERSEX not just male or female but x or other, Germany has it RIGHT! Germany lets Intersex be who they are, no sex assignments just let them grow into whatever they/we our intersex body's decide to.