intersex
1 of 2noun
in·ter·sex ˈin-tər-ˌseks 
1
: an individual having the condition of intersexuality
2
: intersexuality
intersex
2 of 2adjective
: of or relating to intersexuality
intersex conditions
also : exhibiting intersexuality
an intersex individual
Example Sentences
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Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Critics of World Athletics say its recent trend of essentially lumping together the transgender and intersex issues is problematic. Gerald Imray, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2022 Still, her case, and those involving others who have similar intersex conditions, carries strong implications for how transgender athletes are treated and classified. Gerald Imray, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2022 In 2013, the Morgan Carpenter of Intersex Human Rights Australia chose yellow and purple as the intersex flag colors because they aren't traditionally associated with any one gender, according to Queerintheworld.com. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 16 May 2022 Plevris added that Greece also plans to ban surgeries on intersex infants and babies born with atypical chromosomes that affect their reproductive anatomy in a way that does not fit with the normative definition of male or female. Reuters, NBC News, 12 May 2022 This was no Master Plan to go from big lesbian at BBC Entertainment to a transmasc, nonbinary, intersex in West Hollywood. Seven Graham, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022 The samples from Chromat’s Spring 2022 collection of inclusive swimsuits — for trans femmes, non-binary people, and intersex bodies, and developed with activist and filmmaker Tourmaline — is ready and waiting in the factory. Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com, 19 May 2022 Waters said he was nominated for the star by Outfest, a California nonprofit that provides support to LGBTQIA artists (the I and A stand for intersex and asexual) and organizes a film festival in Los Angeles. Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2022 Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 While both lawsuits and policy efforts are underway to ameliorate the conditions for transgender, non-binary and intersex people behind bars, advocates say lives are at stake. Nora Neus, CnnVideo By Lacey Russell, CNN, 23 June 2021 But more recently, intersex activists have argued that a person should have the legal right to consent to cosmetic surgeries performed on one's own body -- an ability infants do not have. Nora Neus, CNN, 13 Jan. 2020 The measure would have banned all procedures on intersex children 6 and under unless the Medical Board of California deemed them medically necessary. Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2020 Equality California and other supporters argued that intersex people should be able to give consent before undergoing surgeries that carry the risk of medical complications, sterilization and psychological damage. Alexei Koseff, SFChronicle.com, 28 Jan. 2020 The ruling triggered an uproar around athletic and gender activists who felt Semenya was unfairly targeted for being a black, intersex woman. Lindsay Crouse, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2019 Or the Potomac River where sewage and fertilizer runoff has produced a new breed of intersex fish? Max Holleran, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2019 The event was organized by the Pride Circle, an organization founded in 2017 to promote the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and intersex people in the workforce. Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 12 July 2019 See More
Noun
But an intersex person is born in full health and can live happily! Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Critics of World Athletics say its recent trend of essentially lumping together the transgender and intersex issues is problematic. Gerald Imray, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2022 Still, her case, and those involving others who have similar intersex conditions, carries strong implications for how transgender athletes are treated and classified. Gerald Imray, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2022 In 2013, the Morgan Carpenter of Intersex Human Rights Australia chose yellow and purple as the intersex flag colors because they aren't traditionally associated with any one gender, according to Queerintheworld.com. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 16 May 2022 Plevris added that Greece also plans to ban surgeries on intersex infants and babies born with atypical chromosomes that affect their reproductive anatomy in a way that does not fit with the normative definition of male or female. Reuters, NBC News, 12 May 2022 This was no Master Plan to go from big lesbian at BBC Entertainment to a transmasc, nonbinary, intersex in West Hollywood. Seven Graham, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022 The samples from Chromat’s Spring 2022 collection of inclusive swimsuits — for trans femmes, non-binary people, and intersex bodies, and developed with activist and filmmaker Tourmaline — is ready and waiting in the factory. Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com, 19 May 2022 Waters said he was nominated for the star by Outfest, a California nonprofit that provides support to LGBTQIA artists (the I and A stand for intersex and asexual) and organizes a film festival in Los Angeles. Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2022 Adjective
The question immediately arose: Should the actor playing Sasha be intersex? Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 While both lawsuits and policy efforts are underway to ameliorate the conditions for transgender, non-binary and intersex people behind bars, advocates say lives are at stake. Nora Neus, CnnVideo By Lacey Russell, CNN, 23 June 2021 But more recently, intersex activists have argued that a person should have the legal right to consent to cosmetic surgeries performed on one's own body -- an ability infants do not have. Nora Neus, CNN, 13 Jan. 2020 The measure would have banned all procedures on intersex children 6 and under unless the Medical Board of California deemed them medically necessary. Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2020 Equality California and other supporters argued that intersex people should be able to give consent before undergoing surgeries that carry the risk of medical complications, sterilization and psychological damage. Alexei Koseff, SFChronicle.com, 28 Jan. 2020 The ruling triggered an uproar around athletic and gender activists who felt Semenya was unfairly targeted for being a black, intersex woman. Lindsay Crouse, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2019 Or the Potomac River where sewage and fertilizer runoff has produced a new breed of intersex fish? Max Holleran, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2019 The event was organized by the Pride Circle, an organization founded in 2017 to promote the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and intersex people in the workforce. Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 12 July 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1920, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
intersex 1 of 2
noun
in·ter·sex
ˈint-ər-ˌseks
1
: an individual having the condition of intersexuality
2
: intersexuality
intersex
2 of 2adjective
: of or relating to intersexuality
intersex conditions
also : exhibiting intersexuality
an intersex individual