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intersex

/in-ter-seks/US // ˈɪn tərˌsɛks //UK // (ˈɪntəˌsɛks) //

双性人,双性,双性伴侣,双性的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : noting or relating to a person, animal, or plant having male and female reproductive organs, or in which the chromosomal patterns do not fall under typical definitions of male and female; intersexual: an intersex person;All clownfish are intersex.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Sometimes Offensive. a person, animal, or plant having intersex characteristics.

Examples

  • This builds on the 2019 decision to exclude South Africa’s Caster Semenya, who was ruled to be intersex and forced to take testosterone suppressants to continue to compete.

  • The State Department, according to Blinken, has also begun the process to allow people who identify as non-binary, intersex or gender non-conforming to choose a gender-neutral gender marker for their passports and CRBAs.

  • David initially deferred to medical experts and noted sex and gender can be different concepts, but then concluded “it’s not limited to two,” citing for example people who are intersex.

  • Throughout the world, intersex children are still subjected to unnecessary medical interventions to change their sex characteristics when they are too young to decide for themselves.

  • For the future, more legal changes are necessary to protect intersex children.

  • Now that the public is aware of your intersex status, do you fear that will change your relationship with him?

  • I feel like I have this opportunity to turn this into something good and teach people about intersex.

  • Ignorance about the existence of persons with intersex conditions is hardly limited to the religious.

  • The truth is that intersex just might be the silver bullet in the culture wars about sex and gender.

  • The power of intersex bodies is their ability to disrupt social norms.