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'''Intersex''' people are people born with any variation in [[sex]] characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, or genitals that do not fit the typical definitions of male or female bodies.<ref>[https://unfe.org/system/unfe-65-Intersex_Factsheet_ENGLISH.pdf "Free & Equal Campaign Fact Sheet: Intersex"] (PDF). United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.</ref> | '''Intersex''' people are people born with any variation in [[sex]] characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, or genitals that do not fit the typical definitions of male or female bodies.<ref>[https://unfe.org/system/unfe-65-Intersex_Factsheet_ENGLISH.pdf "Free & Equal Campaign Fact Sheet: Intersex"] (PDF). United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.</ref> | ||
An intersex person may have any [[gender identity]]. They may agree with their assigned gender; in this case, they would be described as either [[ipsogender]] or [[cisgender]], although the usage of the term ''cisgender'' is controversial with regard to intersex people. They may think of themselves as [[transgender]], [[genderqueer]], [[ | An intersex person may have any [[gender identity]]. They may agree with their assigned gender; in this case, they would be described as either [[ipsogender]] or [[cisgender]], although the usage of the term ''cisgender'' is controversial with regard to intersex people. They may think of themselves as [[transgender]], [[genderqueer]], [[nonbinary]], etc. An intersex person who feels that their intersex status has influenced their gender identity may identify as [[intergender]]. Some intersex people think of their intersex status as belonging to the broader range of [[LGBTIQAP]] identities. | ||
Not everyone who identifies as [[Nonbinary gender| | Not everyone who identifies as [[Nonbinary gender|nonbinary]] is necessarily intersex, and instead may be ''dyadic'' (not intersex). | ||
Intersex was one of the 56 genders made available on Facebook in 2014.<ref>Eve Shapiro, ''Gender circuits: Bodies and identities in a technological age.'' Unpaged.</ref> | Intersex was one of the 56 genders made available on Facebook in 2014.<ref>Eve Shapiro, ''Gender circuits: Bodies and identities in a technological age.'' Unpaged.</ref> | ||