A Brief Guide to Intersex
Author: Artemis Weickert This brief guide can equip you with a basic understanding of intersex, intersex variations and intersex advocacy tools, be they for yourself or for anyone else where a clear, brief explanation could come in handy. Are you a boy or a girl?” For an intersex person, the answer to this question is not as straightforward as it may seem. Few of the folks I’ve met in my life really comprehend what intersex is, if they’ve heard of it at all. That’s where this guide comes in! I’m here aiming to equip you with a basic understanding of intersex variations and intersex advocacy tools for yourself and for anyone else where a clear, brief explanation could come in handy. What Is Intersex? According to the Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) , intersex is “a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male. For exampl...