Synonyms for intersex
ˈɪn tərˌsɛksin·ter·sex

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1. intersexadjective

   Synonyms:
   intersexed, intersexual, hermaphroditic, pseudohermaphroditic

2. intersexadjective

   Intersexed, having characteristics of both sexes.

   Synonyms:
   intersexed, intersexual, pseudohermaphroditic, hermaphroditic

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1. hermaphrodite, intersex, gynandromorph, androgyne, epicene, epicene personnoun

   one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made

   Synonyms:
   epicene person, androgyne, epicene, hermaphrodite, gynandromorph

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1. Micah Grzywnowicz:

   For years, we have said that marriage equality was an important signifier of equality, but not the be-all and end-all for LGBTI people, what is also crucial for our communities are effective laws to recognize rights of trans people to self-determination, robust protection against LGBTI-phobic violence and speech, equal access to reproductive rights, and prohibiting medical intervention on intersex children.

2. Human Rights Watch.Kimberly Zieselman:

   Genital normalizing surgeries such as clitoral' reductions' and vaginoplasties instill deep shame and sexual trauma in young children when they can not make a decision for themselves, that these abuses of intersex youth continue after decades of advocacy proves the intensity of the shame and anti-LGBTQ bias at play. We are so grateful to Senator Hoylman for bringing New York to the right side of history.

3. Dana Zzyym:

   I am not male, I am not female, I am intersex, and I shouldn’t have to choose a gender marker for my official U.S. identity document that isn’t me.

4. Carolyn Bennett:

   I urge all Canadians to take time today to honour the Indigenous women, girls and Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual (2SLGBTQQIA+) people who are missing or have been murdered, we offer support to the families and communities who bear the grief of their loss and to the survivors whose lives have been forever changed.

5. Eric Lohman:

   I knew that surgeries were common for intersex kids, but I didn't really understand how it would work, and so, my fear at the time was that they were going to take Rosie out of the room, and they were going to suggest doing the surgery.