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'''Intersex''' people are born with sex characteristics (including genitals, gonads and chromosome patterns) that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies.
Intersex is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of natural bodily variations. In some cases, intersex traits are visible at birth while in others, they are not apparent until puberty. Some chromosomal intersex variations may not be physically apparent at all.
According to experts, between 0.05% and 1.7% of the population is born with intersex traits –the upper estimate is similar to the number of red haired people.
Being intersex relates to biological sex characteristics, and is distinct from a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. An intersex person may be straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or asexual, and may identify as female, male, both or neither.
Because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatized and subjected to multiple human rights violations, including violations of their rights to health and physical integrity, to be free from torture and ill-treatment, and to equality and non-discrimination.<ref>{{REFweb
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| url=https://www.unfe.org/system/unfe-65-Intersex_Factsheet_ENGLISH.pdf
| title=Intersex Fact Sheet
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| publisher=United Nations for LGBT Equality
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| date=2015-09
| accessdate=2015-09-24
}}</ref>
{{SEEALSO}}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex Wikipedia article on Intersex]
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Intersex is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of natural bodily variations. In some cases, intersex traits are visible at birth while in others, they are not apparent until puberty. Some chromosomal intersex variations may not be physically apparent at all.
According to experts, between 0.05% and 1.7% of the population is born with intersex traits –the upper estimate is similar to the number of red haired people.
Being intersex relates to biological sex characteristics, and is distinct from a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. An intersex person may be straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or asexual, and may identify as female, male, both or neither.
Because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatized and subjected to multiple human rights violations, including violations of their rights to health and physical integrity, to be free from torture and ill-treatment, and to equality and non-discrimination.<ref>{{REFweb
| quote=
| url=https://www.unfe.org/system/unfe-65-Intersex_Factsheet_ENGLISH.pdf
| title=Intersex Fact Sheet
| last=
| first=
| publisher=United Nations for LGBT Equality
| work=
| date=2015-09
| accessdate=2015-09-24
}}</ref>
{{SEEALSO}}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex Wikipedia article on Intersex]
{{REF}}
[[Category:Under construction]]
[[Category:Intersex]]
[[Category:From IntactWiki]]