BDSM Lexicon · Orientation & gender

Intersex

Intersex refers to a person born with physical or genetic characteristics that do not fully fit within the traditional medical definitions of male or female. This may relate to chromosomes, gonads, hormone levels, or genitalia. Intersexuality is a natural, biological variation within the human spectrum.

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