The LGBTIQ spectrum is comprised of six identities. Lesbian, gay, bi, trans, intersex and queer.
Intersex is a general term used for a variety of conditions, where a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t conform to typical definitions of male or female.
A socially constructed category, intersex can be likened to the racial colour spectrum.
Social necessity at times necessitates making distinctions that are incorrect, for example, when we call certain people ‘black’ or ‘white’, when they are neither especially black or white.
Intersex people face the same conundrum, of being neither totally male nor totally female.
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