Day 6 of the LGBTQ alphabet series: I is for Intersex.

There is a lot of confusion about the term Intersex and Intersex people. In short, Intersex refers to people who are born with sex characteristics (chromosomes, sex organs, etc.) that do not fit the traditional binary, male/female, norms.

To be honest, I am still learning about Intersex and Intersex people, so if you are reading this article and want to learn more then you may want to check out the longer version of this article on Substack.

It should be noted that while older medical references often used the term 'hermaphrodite,' today that term is considered scientifically inaccurate and deeply stigmatizing. The correct, respectful, and universally accepted term is intersex.

#LGBTQAlphaSeries #IntersexAwareness #InclusiveLanguage #LGBTQ #QueerHistory #LearnWithMe

Substack URL: https://substack.com/home/post/p-200929879

Der Intersex Day of Remembrance (IDoR) wird weltweit am 8. November gefeiert – dem Geburtstag von Herculin Barbin, einer inter* Person aus Frankreich, die im 19. Jahrhundert lebte. Der IDoR markiert das Ende von zwei Wochen, die mit dem Intersex Awareness Day am 26. Oktober beginnen.
Informationen und Anlaufstellen unter www.lako-inter.nrw.

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Today is Intersex Awareness Day, a day to highlight experiences, pride, and identity of intersex people.

Intersex people are born with sex characteristics that don’t fit typical binary definitions, which shouldn't be subject to invasive, unnecessary and unconsenting surgical treatment.

FUR/HELP stood and continues to stand with Intersex people.

Each body is beautiful and is undeniably yours.

#IntersexAwarenessDay #IntersexAwareness

Today is Intersex Awareness Day. October 26 marks the anniversary of the first demonstration by intersex people in North America in 1996. Intersex Awareness Day aims to gain recognition and support for intersex people in their right to live authentically and unapologetically.

We stand in solidarity with our intersex siblings, team members and supporters!

#IntersexAwarenessDay #IntersexAwareness #Intersex

Watching Fitting In film. I’ve wanted to watch it for a while. Bought it on Apple Store.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt21103576/

#Film #Drama #Comedy #IntersexAwareness

Blume is fabulous. Spreading the word about the fact that intersex people exist. Estimates vary between 1% and 2% globally. If it’s 1% that’s close to 80 million people.

Another stat that often quoted is that there are more intersex people than there are people with ginger hair. I’ve never seen any data to corroborate that. It may be true. I don’t know.

The latest video from Blume is worth watching. It’s just under 10 minutes long: https://youtu.be/OlA-knw4pgk

#Biology #IntersexAwareness

I hope Fitting In film gets a UK release. Or hits the VOD sites soon.

Edited to link to a different trailer.

https://youtu.be/lx5wEisDAbc?si=3NYg7vz8GZClCgo4

#Film #IntersexAwareness