“The answer to that medical mystery, sparked by a confusing paternity test result, is “When the genes of a vanished twin brother live on in the mother’s DNA.” The finding, which genetics experts reported earlier this month, suggests that such human “chimeras” — people with DNA from more than one embryo — could be more common than we thought.”

“On October 26, we commemorate Intersex Awareness Day and honor the many contributions intersex voices have made in the global struggle for inclusion, equality, and dignity for all…”

“Healthcare for transgender people is guided by The World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care. First released in 1979, the standards are updated periodically, and increasingly they’ve included guidance on care for intersex people…”

Our goal with this webinar was to increase confidence for medical students about how to engage with intersex people — people with variations of sex characteristics — and their parents and whānau…

Centered in interviews conducted with German intersex Christians, this book argues that moving from a paradigm of sexual dimorphism to sexual polymorphism will help promote the full humanity and flourishing of intersex people…

”Normalizing” infants’ and children’s genital appearance to match a sex assigned in early age isn’t medically necessary and can negatively impact quality of life…

“Following European developments, Greece becomes the 4th country in the European Union and the 5th in the world after Malta, Portugal, Germany and Iceland to ban gender reassignment operations on intersex infants and children…”

The Bible often speaks of humanity in poetic binaries. The young and the old. The rich and the poor. The male and the female… [But]

“… I’ve heard several stories about people with intersex variations being told that they are the “only one.” While each individual diagnosis may be relatively rare, the sum total of intersex variations is as common as red hair–between one and two percent of the population.”

To kick off Pride Month, William Eskridge, Yale Law School professor and author of many books… reflects on how transphobia has replaced homophobia as the most common form of hate and fearmongering directed toward LGBTQ folks [and intersex].

“This month, we remind the LGBTQI+ community that they are loved and cherished. My Administration sees you for who you are — deserving of dignity, respect, and support…”

“I am also a trans and intersex person, a lifelong athlete, and a biologist. I vehemently believe trans women belong in women’s sport…”

Pop’n’Olly’s YouTube Channel is a free resource for children, parents and teachers, providing LGBT+ educational videos, which teach about equality and diversity…

[T]here is a broad, natural variation of ways to be human, and sometimes we don’t fit the mold dictated to us. Being intersex is still generally stigmatized, and we need to change that narrative and normalize talking about it…

“TTIE is uniquely situated to empower underrepresented writers and transform the industry into one in which all writers and all stories can thrive.” Check out their fact page on including intersex people in television and movies…

More surgical interventions, as well as daily testosterone tablets from the age of eight, would leave Rob with a lifetime of medical problems…

“My experience, like many of the guests on this podcast, has followed a similar pattern. Secrecy, misunderstanding, shame, and a limited understanding of my body. I feared what ‘coming out’ would mean. It did not feel like an option. But once you do – it’s a process of unlearning and healing…”

State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, has previously tried to pass similar bills over the past few years. His most recent bill would have prohibited unnecessary surgeries on intersex children until they were 12 years old…

These stories discuss the struggles of not being heard, the frustration at people making assumptions about what intersex is and the frustration in some of our relationships with family members, friends and people close to us who misunderstand or choose not to listen…

It was assumed I would outgrow my childhood desire to be or become a boy, and I was prepared by puberty books for the changes that would represent my physical passage into sex-normative white womanhood. My body, however, had other ideas…

I had been asking the U.S. Passport Agency for an accurate passport since September 2014. Importantly, I was not asking for a special or unique passport just for me; I was asking for an accurate passport with a gender marker that reflected who I am…

White House officials met virtually with nearly 20 intersex advocates Tuesday in the Biden administration’s second formal talk with organizers on how to advance intersex rights domestically…

People with intersex traits experience significant discrimination, stigma, and prejudice… Policymakers have a responsibility to implement robust nondiscrimination protections, [and] human rights safeguards.

The resolution, brought forward by Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper-Madison, was approved 10-1 and marks Austin as the first city in the South to act and protect intersex residents’ human rights…

“Reading Otolorin’s coming of age story was like unraveling a vibrant tapestry. As noted in other reviews, some of the content is heavy, but Oto, who must bear the weight of so much intergenerational trauma, carries the reader too. There is much beauty in this protagonist–courage, cleverness, a deep capacity for love–the reader will not want to leave Oto’s side.” — Jen G

The ongoing series “My Own Wings” by photographers Carla Moral and Katia Repina showcases the stories of people harmed by the narrow confines of binary gender essentialism…

Hans presented “Introduction to Intersex Health” at the Stanford WHSDM (Women’s Health & Sex Difference in Medicine) Center’s 12th Annual Women’s Health Forum: Sexual and Gender Minority Health” webinar on May 24, 2021

There were no Facebook groups or smartphone apps for the intersex community to find one another in the early 1990s. So Bo Laurent published a letter in a science magazine announcing the formation of the Intersex Society of North America…

The photo story is an opportunity to remind the Nigerian society of the fact that sex is not binary and that government regulations, service and infrastructure provision need to take this into account…

Charis Books welcomes Sean Saifa Wall, I.W. Gregorio, and Sol Santana. In this conversation, the panel will use the power of story to demedicalize intersex bodies by introducing all readers to the reality of intersex lives….

In this special Pride edition #AskingForAFriend episode, our panelist, Marissa Adams, shares her perspective on Pride as Intersex Christian…

Like many children born with variations of sex development that don’t meet the average expectations of doctors, Tatenda instinctively knew that there was something different about her body…

Medical professionals often encourage parents and guardians to agree to procedures to treat intersex traits and variations in sex characteristics, even when such procedures are medically unnecessary…

Pride month has arrived! But while the progress made with LGBTQIA+ rights thus far deserves a resounding “yes kween!”, there’s nothing to be proud about when it comes to the treatment of intersex people…

When anyone asks me if my child is a boy or a girl. I have a standard response—they are intersex. Some understand, while most don’t. For me, people’s opinions do not matter. My child’s well-being and their self-respect do, and I know my priorities…

“We believe that it is now time to update the practice of designating sex on birth certificates, given the particularly harmful effects on such designations on intersex and transgender people…”

A quick and easy guide to understand and explain the differences between sex and gender!

Through the lens of its intersex protagonist, “Born to Be Human” explores the harmful impacts of coerced surgeries and transition for intersex people…

Being intersex is not a disease. It is a naturally occurring variation in humans. Likewise, being intersex does not affect an infant’s physical health, though it may cause complications as time goes on… This article will explore what it means to be intersex, including its relationship with sexuality and identity.

All human beings should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear no matter who they are or whom they love. Around the globe, including here at home, brave lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) activists are fighting for equal protection under the law, freedom from violence, and recognition of their fundamental human rights.

We usually think of sex as binary, but some individuals are born with a different combination of sex characteristics than what we identify as female or male. Parents of intersex children face some unique challenges…

Are you looking for a nonbinary name for either yourself or your child? Our list of 75 nonbinary names can help you get started! Gender is a fluid spectrum, and having a choice of gender-neutral names that reflect identity is important…

“I would like it very much if the government were to introduce this third gender to accommodate people like my child because for the next few years we will always have to explain why she looks or is dressed in a certain way when her ID says something else. It would also help other future mothers who would find themselves in my position having to make impossible decisions.”

No matter your kid’s age, it’s not too early (or late!) to talk to them about gender. Here’s how to start the discussion, and keep it going as they grow…

Individuals with this condition have testes [that] do not make sufficient dihydrotestosterone to cause the genitals to virilize, or masculinize, prior to puberty. Therefore, infants are born with what appears to be a clitoris and a vagina, and they are often assigned female at the time of birth…

“We’ve basically been thinking about sex development and gender identity all wrong for a very long time, and that has done a disservice to an entire population of people who do not fit our traditional expectations…”

The law threatened the right to health, particularly for transgender, non-binary, and intersex children, for whom denying access to information about gender could have pernicious physical and mental health consequences…

Sex designations on birth certificates offer no clinical utility, and they can be harmful for intersex and transgender people. Moving such designations below the line of demarcation wouldn’t compromise the birth certificate’s public health function but could avoid harm…

This video I have put together to chat about my intersex journey – so far…

DC Comics’ latest groundbreaking superhero is Jess Chambers, or Kid Quick, who will make their debut next month in DC’s Very Merry Multiverse, a holiday-themed comic book anthology available on December 8…

In times of crisis and pandemic, all people around the globe struggle to cope with fear, stress and worry. But can you imagine struggling for the whole of your life from the time you were born? Intersex people don’t just imagine it…

It’s Intersex Awareness Day (IAD), and today’s blog post is about intersexuality! IAD is all about raising awareness of intersexuality, so we’re here to bust some harmful myths surrounding this term!

“I spent a lot of time wondering if my body was normal,” says Skaggs, a 29-year-old who lives in Southern California. “I felt a lot of shame and secrecy, even lying to my friends about getting my period. I got really good at hiding and putting up walls…”

[Boston Children’s Hospital] has agreed to stop performing certain types of genital surgeries on intersex children if they are too young to meaningfully consent – a decision that activists say could be a watershed moment for intersex rights…

For decades, intersex persons used to be invisible but during the 1990s they started “coming out”, addressing injustice and demanding full integration in societies and recognition under the law…

(though the book is in English, the author is not a native speaker and there are some artifacts in the text that should not reflect negatively on the importance of this work…)

Intersex youth surgeries have deep ties to racism in the U.S. Last month, Lurie Children’s Hospital became the first in the country to end the operations…

Gender-neutral terms are nothing new, but people don’t always think to use them. These terms, also called gender-inclusive, remove the sexism or gender indications from words that don’t need to be gender-specific.

“I thought that was a terrible idea,” she says. “If you remove something, it’s gone forever. Who knows if this person is going to grow up to want to have a vagina or to have penetrative sex? And whose business is it to make these decisions except the person?”

“I had brought a friend with me for moral support. It was the big secret I hadn’t told anyone, not even my own brother,” said Weigel. “I wore heels, and I wanted to walk in and drop that bomb to them, that their notion of what it means to be a woman, their notion of what gender is, is just so false…”

A federal appeals court has ordered the State Department to reprocess the passport application of a former sailor and intersex activist who was denied a nonbinary passport with an “X” gender marker instead of the traditional “M” or “F.”

Artist Emily Quinn is intersex. She’s one of over 150 million people in the world who don’t fit neatly into the categories of male or female. She explains how biological sex exists on a spectrum…

Just like all our bodies are different, intersex variations are normal variations that can happen in people’s bodies. They do not define who a person is or what they are or what they’re capable of…!

“XOXY is a genuine, moving, and inspiring account of a brave, incredibly motivated woman’s journey to deal with her body – and society – on her own terms. The medical establishment made ill-informed, irreversible decisions while she was a teenager that reflected a bias that the author has made it her life mission to change. I cried, but I also cheered as the author triumphed against odds in a battle that continues today.” — Robyn Schlesinger

Sports have historically been organized into two strict categories: male and female. But what about those who challenge the binary…?

Ronie grew up as a boy until the age of 16 years.

“That’s when my body started developing some female features, despite the fact that I associated myself with being a boy,” the Zimbabwean said.

Ronie’s father panicked and sent Ronie to live in another town…

Fry appeared on the BBC regional investigations show Inside Out as it followed intersex activists who are campaigning for an end to the shame, secrecy and unnecessary surgeries for people born with non-binary sex characteristics…

Juleigh Mayfield was born James Bradford Mayfield and grew up playing football, believing she was a boy until she turned 17.

That’s when she learned she was born intersex, meaning she has an extra chromosome…

“I knew that surgeries were common for intersex kids, but I didn’t really understand how it would work,” Eric said. “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 right away…”