intersexuality
- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃuˌælɪti/
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intersexualidad
- The clinical psychological evaluation for gender development of adolescent and adult individuals with conditions such as gender identity disorder or somatic intersexuality includes a systematic review of gender role behavior and gender identity in childhood.
Examples
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Many individuals with intersexuality experience challenges related to their gender identity and societal acceptance.
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In one study, intersexuality typically constitutes 1.7% of a community (Weaver, 2000).
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"Instead of viewing intersexuality as a genetic hiccup," wrote Courtney Weaver for the Washington Post, "Fausto-Sterling points out that its frequency mandates a fresher look."
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In her 1993 essay, biologist Anne Fausto-Sterling acknowledged that "it is extremely difficult to estimate the frequency of intersexuality" (Fausto-Sterling, 1993, p. 21).
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Recently, a small working party, the Research Protocol Work Group of the North American Task Force on Intersexuality, modified the original questionnaire by eliminating or replacing several items that did not differentiate between men and women or generated many missing responses, and by simplifying and homogenizing the wording of others.
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The term intersexuality encompasses a variety of conditions where a person may have both male and female physical traits.
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Advocacy groups work to raise awareness about intersexuality and the importance of understanding diverse gender identities.
Synonyms
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A state of having both male and female physical features or behavior
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A living thing that has both male and female sex organs or traits
A condition present from birth in which a person or animal has both male and female sex organs
Surface Forms
Morphology
intersexuality = intersexual (transparent) = inter + sex + ual + ity
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'intersexual' (itself transparently related to 'intersex'), producing a noun meaning the state or condition.
Etymology
Intersexuality comes from inter- meaning 'between', like in international, and sex meaning 'male or female', so it literally means 'between sexes'. That is why intersexuality refers to bodies or traits that do not fit the usual male or female categories.