intersex

Abbreviation: INS | IS

Intersex people have one or more secondary sex characteristics from the binary view of sex. Sex characteristics are physical features relating to sex; including chromosomes, genitals, gonads, hormones, other reproductive anatomy, and secondary features that emerge from puberty.

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