I am #intersex. I was born with physical characterisics from both sexes. They told me I was a girl, and then they told me was a boy. They cut me open and surgically altered me and left me in pain for forty years. They lied to me about what they'd done.
#sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy #lgbtqia
#sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy #lgbtqia
February 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I am #intersex. I was born with physical characterisics from both sexes. They told me I was a girl, and then they told me was a boy. They cut me open and surgically altered me and left me in pain for forty years. They lied to me about what they'd done.
#sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy #lgbtqia
#sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy #lgbtqia
Congrats to both @anthrofuentes.bsky.social for #SexIsASpectrum and @moudhy.bsky.social for #BetweenTwoRivers, both brilliant books I was lucky enough to read early, and definitely recommended for 🎄🎁📚
Spineless creatures, possibly the world’s oldest beer receipt and more: 2025’s best Books in brief www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Spineless creatures, possibly the world’s oldest beer receipt and more: 2025’s best Books in brief
Bibliophile Andrew Robinson reveals 10 essential science reads from the past year.
www.nature.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Congrats to both @anthrofuentes.bsky.social for #SexIsASpectrum and @moudhy.bsky.social for #BetweenTwoRivers, both brilliant books I was lucky enough to read early, and definitely recommended for 🎄🎁📚
January 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Many people are so stuck on the “basic biology” they cling so strongly to.
#intersex #sexisaspectrum
Many people are so stuck on the “basic biology” they cling so strongly to.
#intersex #sexisaspectrum
November 17, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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Many people are so stuck on the “basic biology” they cling so strongly to.
#intersex #sexisaspectrum
Many people are so stuck on the “basic biology” they cling so strongly to.
#intersex #sexisaspectrum
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Yes. I also beg to differ.
#intersex #UK #sexisaspectrum #intersexrights #transrights #UKSC #TERFisland
Yes. I also beg to differ.
#intersex #UK #sexisaspectrum #intersexrights #transrights #UKSC #TERFisland
Is now the time to act?
In this video I explain what the Supreme Court judgment does - or doesn’t say - about intersex and non-binary rights, and whether it changes the law there.
#intersex #nonbinary #supremecourt #equality #women #lgbtq #trans #humanrights
In this video I explain what the Supreme Court judgment does - or doesn’t say - about intersex and non-binary rights, and whether it changes the law there.
#intersex #nonbinary #supremecourt #equality #women #lgbtq #trans #humanrights
April 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Yes. I also beg to differ.
#intersex #UK #sexisaspectrum #intersexrights #transrights #UKSC #TERFisland
Yes. I also beg to differ.
#intersex #UK #sexisaspectrum #intersexrights #transrights #UKSC #TERFisland
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#Intersex people who do not fit biologically into a male–female sex binary make up 1.7–2.3% of the population, or more than 188 million people worldwide. Yet systemic biases mean that our experiences are mostly reduced to case reports and curiosities.
#bodilyautonomy #sexisaspectrum
#Intersex people who do not fit biologically into a male–female sex binary make up 1.7–2.3% of the population, or more than 188 million people worldwide. Yet systemic biases mean that our experiences are mostly reduced to case reports and curiosities.
#bodilyautonomy #sexisaspectrum
Systemic biases are leading to an intersex research void
Letter to the Editor
www.nature.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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#Intersex people who do not fit biologically into a male–female sex binary make up 1.7–2.3% of the population, or more than 188 million people worldwide. Yet systemic biases mean that our experiences are mostly reduced to case reports and curiosities.
#bodilyautonomy #sexisaspectrum
#Intersex people who do not fit biologically into a male–female sex binary make up 1.7–2.3% of the population, or more than 188 million people worldwide. Yet systemic biases mean that our experiences are mostly reduced to case reports and curiosities.
#bodilyautonomy #sexisaspectrum
January 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“Using SRY to establish biological sex is wrong because all it tells you is whether or not the gene is present. It does not tell you how SRY is functioning" 🧵
#Intersex #IntersexOppression #LGBTQIA #SexIsASpectrum #DrAndrewSinclair #WorldAthletics #LordCoe #LegalEradication
#Intersex #IntersexOppression #LGBTQIA #SexIsASpectrum #DrAndrewSinclair #WorldAthletics #LordCoe #LegalEradication
World Athletics claims over 50 finalists would have failed sex test - Outsports
In a report to a panel at the World Athletics Championships, the governing body claimed this 'compromises' women's competition.
www.outsports.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
“Using SRY to establish biological sex is wrong because all it tells you is whether or not the gene is present. It does not tell you how SRY is functioning" 🧵
#Intersex #IntersexOppression #LGBTQIA #SexIsASpectrum #DrAndrewSinclair #WorldAthletics #LordCoe #LegalEradication
#Intersex #IntersexOppression #LGBTQIA #SexIsASpectrum #DrAndrewSinclair #WorldAthletics #LordCoe #LegalEradication
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Institutions stopped providing necessary care to consenting trans patients in a matter of days. Still, they’ve spent decades refusing to stop “normalizing” #intersex infants’ bodies without their consent.
#BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #IntersexChildren #LGBTQIA #IntersexRightsAreHumanRights
Institutions stopped providing necessary care to consenting trans patients in a matter of days. Still, they’ve spent decades refusing to stop “normalizing” #intersex infants’ bodies without their consent.
#BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #IntersexChildren #LGBTQIA #IntersexRightsAreHumanRights
First, do no harm—unless you're intersex or trans
Opinion: Hospitals are abandoning transgender and intersex patients, denying them essential care and autonomy. It's time for hospitals to uphold their ethical duty and provide life-saving gender-affir...
www.advocate.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Institutions stopped providing necessary care to consenting trans patients in a matter of days. Still, they’ve spent decades refusing to stop “normalizing” #intersex infants’ bodies without their consent.
#BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #IntersexChildren #LGBTQIA #IntersexRightsAreHumanRights
Institutions stopped providing necessary care to consenting trans patients in a matter of days. Still, they’ve spent decades refusing to stop “normalizing” #intersex infants’ bodies without their consent.
#BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #IntersexChildren #LGBTQIA #IntersexRightsAreHumanRights
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The majority of #intersex individuals identify with either the male or female sex and may have a range of gender identities. I consider myself an “intersex woman” assigned female at birth despite my XY chromosomes and lack of internal female reproductive organs
#SexisaSpectrum #BodilyAutonomy
The majority of #intersex individuals identify with either the male or female sex and may have a range of gender identities. I consider myself an “intersex woman” assigned female at birth despite my XY chromosomes and lack of internal female reproductive organs
#SexisaSpectrum #BodilyAutonomy
My existence as an intersex American was finally acknowledged, then erased four days later
Federal government now defines sex as 'male' and 'female'
www.washingtonblade.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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The majority of #intersex individuals identify with either the male or female sex and may have a range of gender identities. I consider myself an “intersex woman” assigned female at birth despite my XY chromosomes and lack of internal female reproductive organs
#SexisaSpectrum #BodilyAutonomy
The majority of #intersex individuals identify with either the male or female sex and may have a range of gender identities. I consider myself an “intersex woman” assigned female at birth despite my XY chromosomes and lack of internal female reproductive organs
#SexisaSpectrum #BodilyAutonomy
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...there's much greater diversity within male or female, and there is certainly an area of overlap where some people can't easily define themselves within the binary structure
#intersex #bodilyautonomy #sexisaspectrum #mosaicism #dsd
...there's much greater diversity within male or female, and there is certainly an area of overlap where some people can't easily define themselves within the binary structure
#intersex #bodilyautonomy #sexisaspectrum #mosaicism #dsd
Sex redefined - Nature
The idea of two sexes is simplistic. Biologists now think there is a wider spectrum than that.
www.nature.com
December 4, 2024 at 11:08 AM
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...there's much greater diversity within male or female, and there is certainly an area of overlap where some people can't easily define themselves within the binary structure
#intersex #bodilyautonomy #sexisaspectrum #mosaicism #dsd
...there's much greater diversity within male or female, and there is certainly an area of overlap where some people can't easily define themselves within the binary structure
#intersex #bodilyautonomy #sexisaspectrum #mosaicism #dsd
I've just finished reading @anthrofuentes.bsky.social's book #SexIsASpectrum, a digestible, & evidence-packed exploration of the issues around oversimplifying and essentialising sex/gender.
I wish this was a core textbook for all human science fields!
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
I wish this was a core textbook for all human science fields!
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Sex Is a Spectrum
Why human biology is far more expansive than the simple categories of female and male
press.princeton.edu
June 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I've just finished reading @anthrofuentes.bsky.social's book #SexIsASpectrum, a digestible, & evidence-packed exploration of the issues around oversimplifying and essentialising sex/gender.
I wish this was a core textbook for all human science fields!
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
I wish this was a core textbook for all human science fields!
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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Müllerian agenesis (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser) affects roughly 1 in 5,000 live female births. Emily Green was born with syndrome and tells here about how she was negatively affected by the condition.
#intersex #intersexrights #MRKH #sexisaspectrum #bodyautonomy
Müllerian agenesis (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser) affects roughly 1 in 5,000 live female births. Emily Green was born with syndrome and tells here about how she was negatively affected by the condition.
#intersex #intersexrights #MRKH #sexisaspectrum #bodyautonomy
Living Without A Vagina | BORN DIFFERENT
YouTube video by truly
youtu.be
November 23, 2024 at 3:54 AM
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Müllerian agenesis (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser) affects roughly 1 in 5,000 live female births. Emily Green was born with syndrome and tells here about how she was negatively affected by the condition.
#intersex #intersexrights #MRKH #sexisaspectrum #bodyautonomy
Müllerian agenesis (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser) affects roughly 1 in 5,000 live female births. Emily Green was born with syndrome and tells here about how she was negatively affected by the condition.
#intersex #intersexrights #MRKH #sexisaspectrum #bodyautonomy
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Ori was perfectly healthy, but Turner said surgeons pressured her to agree to cosmetic surgery to make Ori appear more clearly female. She immediately refused.
#intersex #intersexchildren #sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy
Ori was perfectly healthy, but Turner said surgeons pressured her to agree to cosmetic surgery to make Ori appear more clearly female. She immediately refused.
#intersex #intersexchildren #sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy
'You can't undo surgery': More parents of intersex babies are rejecting operations
Kristina Turner is glad she decided not to allow “gender-normalizing” surgery on her child Ori, 11, who is intersex.
www.nbcnews.com
December 30, 2024 at 11:13 PM
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Ori was perfectly healthy, but Turner said surgeons pressured her to agree to cosmetic surgery to make Ori appear more clearly female. She immediately refused.
#intersex #intersexchildren #sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy
Ori was perfectly healthy, but Turner said surgeons pressured her to agree to cosmetic surgery to make Ori appear more clearly female. She immediately refused.
#intersex #intersexchildren #sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy
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I don't know why, but the doctors lie.
When it comes to finding out if one is intersex, then the first rule of thumb is, don't believe the doctors. Get a second opinion, or a third if you have a suspicion. Go private and get an MRI or a chromosome test.
#intersex #sexisaspectrum
I don't know why, but the doctors lie.
When it comes to finding out if one is intersex, then the first rule of thumb is, don't believe the doctors. Get a second opinion, or a third if you have a suspicion. Go private and get an MRI or a chromosome test.
#intersex #sexisaspectrum
Why you don't know that you're intersex
YouTube video by Maya Posch
youtu.be
December 2, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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I don't know why, but the doctors lie.
When it comes to finding out if one is intersex, then the first rule of thumb is, don't believe the doctors. Get a second opinion, or a third if you have a suspicion. Go private and get an MRI or a chromosome test.
#intersex #sexisaspectrum
I don't know why, but the doctors lie.
When it comes to finding out if one is intersex, then the first rule of thumb is, don't believe the doctors. Get a second opinion, or a third if you have a suspicion. Go private and get an MRI or a chromosome test.
#intersex #sexisaspectrum
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#intersex people are as statistically common as redheads, making up 2% of the world’s population.
We are present in society but hidden in plain sight - constantly struggling for recognition or mere acknowledgment of our existence
#SexIsASpectrum #BodilyAutonomy #Transphobia #LGBTQIA
#intersex people are as statistically common as redheads, making up 2% of the world’s population.
We are present in society but hidden in plain sight - constantly struggling for recognition or mere acknowledgment of our existence
#SexIsASpectrum #BodilyAutonomy #Transphobia #LGBTQIA
'Bathroom bills' ignore the existence of intersex people. This activist refuses to be erased
Alicia Roth Weigel has been fighting outdated societal standards since 2017.
www.goodgoodgood.co
June 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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#intersex people are as statistically common as redheads, making up 2% of the world’s population.
We are present in society but hidden in plain sight - constantly struggling for recognition or mere acknowledgment of our existence
#SexIsASpectrum #BodilyAutonomy #Transphobia #LGBTQIA
#intersex people are as statistically common as redheads, making up 2% of the world’s population.
We are present in society but hidden in plain sight - constantly struggling for recognition or mere acknowledgment of our existence
#SexIsASpectrum #BodilyAutonomy #Transphobia #LGBTQIA
"... when people dictate a binary sex, it's not about biology, but restricting human rights."
#sexisaspectrum
#sexisaspectrum
Once again, we must pull out Scientific American to explain why sex is not binary. Even gametes—some intersex people have ovotestes or streak gonads!
More importantly, when people dictate a binary sex, it's not about biology, but restricting human rights.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/here...
More importantly, when people dictate a binary sex, it's not about biology, but restricting human rights.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/here...
June 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"... when people dictate a binary sex, it's not about biology, but restricting human rights."
#sexisaspectrum
#sexisaspectrum
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Never be afraid of who you are. Never be ashamed, no matter what they tell you.
You are not a disorder
You are beautiful 💖
You are not alone!
#intersex #oiieurope #sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy
Never be afraid of who you are. Never be ashamed, no matter what they tell you.
You are not a disorder
You are beautiful 💖
You are not alone!
#intersex #oiieurope #sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy
My Intersex Story
YouTube video by OII Europe
youtu.be
December 2, 2024 at 10:24 AM
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Never be afraid of who you are. Never be ashamed, no matter what they tell you.
You are not a disorder
You are beautiful 💖
You are not alone!
#intersex #oiieurope #sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy
Never be afraid of who you are. Never be ashamed, no matter what they tell you.
You are not a disorder
You are beautiful 💖
You are not alone!
#intersex #oiieurope #sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy
What's It Like To Be Intersex? | Minutes With | UNILAD | @ladbiblestories
YouTube video by LADbible Stories
youtu.be
November 30, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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Sex assignment had previously been a process filled with conceit and secrecy. Now it was dragged into public debate. Many in the medical profession found this development upsetting...
#HermaphroditeLogic #JulianaGleeson #Intersex #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum
Sex assignment had previously been a process filled with conceit and secrecy. Now it was dragged into public debate. Many in the medical profession found this development upsetting...
#HermaphroditeLogic #JulianaGleeson #Intersex #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum
There have never been only two sexes — intersex people exist
Hemaphrodite Logic — Juliana Gleeson’s new book explores the intersex movement from 1990-2025. In this exclusive extract, the author outlines intersex…
www.huckmag.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Sex assignment had previously been a process filled with conceit and secrecy. Now it was dragged into public debate. Many in the medical profession found this development upsetting...
#HermaphroditeLogic #JulianaGleeson #Intersex #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum
Sex assignment had previously been a process filled with conceit and secrecy. Now it was dragged into public debate. Many in the medical profession found this development upsetting...
#HermaphroditeLogic #JulianaGleeson #Intersex #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum
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Under Trump’s executive order, things will get even worse for #intersex people. My government documents currently reflect my female gender identity, but under this executive order, I could presumably be forcibly categorized as “male”
#KimberlyMZieselman #sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy
Under Trump’s executive order, things will get even worse for #intersex people. My government documents currently reflect my female gender identity, but under this executive order, I could presumably be forcibly categorized as “male”
#KimberlyMZieselman #sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy
My existence as an intersex American was finally acknowledged, then erased four days later
Federal government now defines sex as 'male' and 'female.'
www.washingtonblade.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Under Trump’s executive order, things will get even worse for #intersex people. My government documents currently reflect my female gender identity, but under this executive order, I could presumably be forcibly categorized as “male”
#KimberlyMZieselman #sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy
Under Trump’s executive order, things will get even worse for #intersex people. My government documents currently reflect my female gender identity, but under this executive order, I could presumably be forcibly categorized as “male”
#KimberlyMZieselman #sexisaspectrum #bodilyautonomy
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"It has taken years of pain and healing to reclaim who I am, unlearn the shame and finally understand that I was always enough. Our bodily differences are a natural part of human diversity"
#IntersexChildren #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #InterActionForHealthAndHumanRights #LGBTQIA #Intersex
"It has taken years of pain and healing to reclaim who I am, unlearn the shame and finally understand that I was always enough. Our bodily differences are a natural part of human diversity"
#IntersexChildren #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #InterActionForHealthAndHumanRights #LGBTQIA #Intersex
Victoria passes law protecting intersex kids from unneeded surgery
Victorian Parliament has passed a new law that protects intersex children from being given unnecessary medical procedures without consent.
www.thepinknews.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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"It has taken years of pain and healing to reclaim who I am, unlearn the shame and finally understand that I was always enough. Our bodily differences are a natural part of human diversity"
#IntersexChildren #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #InterActionForHealthAndHumanRights #LGBTQIA #Intersex
"It has taken years of pain and healing to reclaim who I am, unlearn the shame and finally understand that I was always enough. Our bodily differences are a natural part of human diversity"
#IntersexChildren #BodilyAutonomy #SexIsASpectrum #InterActionForHealthAndHumanRights #LGBTQIA #Intersex
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She had been told the operations were because she was born early.
Ms Gillingham said: "My earliest memory was that I always felt I was somehow different, I was very much a tomboy, I never quite fitted in but I didn't know why"
#intersex #bodyautonomy #sexisaspectrum
She had been told the operations were because she was born early.
Ms Gillingham said: "My earliest memory was that I always felt I was somehow different, I was very much a tomboy, I never quite fitted in but I didn't know why"
#intersex #bodyautonomy #sexisaspectrum
Woman discovered she is intersex aged in her 40s
Sara Gillingham had undergone operations as a child but it was only as an adult she found out why.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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She had been told the operations were because she was born early.
Ms Gillingham said: "My earliest memory was that I always felt I was somehow different, I was very much a tomboy, I never quite fitted in but I didn't know why"
#intersex #bodyautonomy #sexisaspectrum
She had been told the operations were because she was born early.
Ms Gillingham said: "My earliest memory was that I always felt I was somehow different, I was very much a tomboy, I never quite fitted in but I didn't know why"
#intersex #bodyautonomy #sexisaspectrum
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Turner Syndrome with mosaicism is where female individuals are missing an X chromosome in some cells but not others
Her ovaries were found to be predominantly 93% 46XY and and 6% 45X with chromosomes typically found in males
Sex is a spectrum!
#intersex #sexisaspectrum #bodyautonomy
Turner Syndrome with mosaicism is where female individuals are missing an X chromosome in some cells but not others
Her ovaries were found to be predominantly 93% 46XY and and 6% 45X with chromosomes typically found in males
Sex is a spectrum!
#intersex #sexisaspectrum #bodyautonomy
The Woman Who Gave Birth Despite Most Of Her Cells Having XY Chromosomes
www.iflscience.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:10 AM
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Turner Syndrome with mosaicism is where female individuals are missing an X chromosome in some cells but not others
Her ovaries were found to be predominantly 93% 46XY and and 6% 45X with chromosomes typically found in males
Sex is a spectrum!
#intersex #sexisaspectrum #bodyautonomy
Turner Syndrome with mosaicism is where female individuals are missing an X chromosome in some cells but not others
Her ovaries were found to be predominantly 93% 46XY and and 6% 45X with chromosomes typically found in males
Sex is a spectrum!
#intersex #sexisaspectrum #bodyautonomy