Talk:Intersex

How is this page relevant to the series of LGBT topics?

Just noted this page says it is part of a series on LGBT topics, as noted in the sidebar on the article. But how is the range of intersex medical conditiosn related to LGBT topics? Particularly as most LGBT supporters tend to say it is not an illness to be gay etc, it seems a bit unusual to link a page about a series of medical conditions to that social movement. 203.214.45.122 (talk) 12:15, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Intersex people have largely been marginalized throughout history because of our bodies' natural deviation from what society thinks the body of a man or woman 'should be'. Because of this, our history is not only pretty intertwined with lgbtqia history but many (myself included) of us consider ourselves part of the community for being intersex. Besides, yes intersex variations are medical conditions but they're medical conditions that result in discrimination and harm against us as a result of them. Intersex rights movements are obviously therefore to a large part social movements, because of the discrimination we've faced, both historically and in modern times, for being intersex. Medical abuse and contempt and social discrimination against intersex people aren't symptoms of being intersex, they're a social response to the actual symptoms that make us intersex. We are also, as a population, more likely to be non-heterosexual or transgender than the general population, and many harmful medical procedures etc. conducted against us were explicitly conducted with one of the goals being 'preventing homosexuality'. There's definitely issues with how the broader lgbtqia community sometimes treats intersex people, but it doesn't mean that we don't belong. We've always belonged. The wikipedia article Intersex and LGBT might be worth looking through as well as some information from the intersex advocacy organization InterACT. Despondentmeows (talk) 18:28, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

That said, not all intersex people identify as being part of the LGBT community, whether the "I" is tacked on or not - Alison ^talk 23:36, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

That is true, but (and this is based more on my own subjective opinions to be clear) it’s generally better in my experience to include the I and have people sort of opt out and say that they don’t consider their being intersex to be lgbtq rather than assuming the opposite and have it be an individual opt in of sorts. I think this approach makes it far better and easier to build community and solidarity and to help make it so that the broader lgbtq community is more aware of intersex issues and standing in solidarity with us. Again, this is mostly my entirely subjective opinion as to the community, and so while I believe it to be true and the right approach it doesn’t belong as an argument made by the Wikipedia article (though I do think that articles such as Intersex and LGBT should include mentions of those and similar perspectives coming from intersex advocacy groups).

That said, I do think that connection is enough that the article belongs on and should remain a part of the series on lgbtq topics. Even from a neutral perspective, I can’t see why there wouldn’t be enough justification for its inclusion. Despondentmeows (talk) 16:27, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

IMO, there needs to be a differentiation between the medical/genetic/scientific discussion of this topic and the sociological and identitarian discussion. I humbly suggest splitting this into two articles if possible. There is a vast gap between the empirical/observational/positivist description of this topic and the socio-psychological sense-making description. 98.166.226.214 (talk) 23:09, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

I don't particularly agree, given that this article is a more broad overview of the term and associated concepts. There are plenty of more specific pages related to intersex topics on wikipedia, many of which are linked in the article. I don't think that the goal should be to get this page to be most specific and detailed article possible, but for pages such as this one, where it serves mostly as an overview of the topic, I think it's a good thing that it covers a less specialized range of topics in a broader sense to give a more complete picture of the topic. It wouldn't make sense in my opinion for a general encyclopedic entry on this term to only focus on one side of the term or to split up related information when it makes sense to have a broader summary in one place with links to more specific articles if needed. As an analogy, while I think we can all agree that topics such as the natural geography in Canada is not the same thing as, say, the governmental structure, but they're both very relevant to an understanding of Canada as a whole, and it wouldn't make sense to delete both sections in the broader article on Canada and instead rely on more specific articles to communicate that information. If people want to learn more about the scientific processes of sex differentiation in humans, there's an article for that. If people want to learn more about the social history of intersex people, sure, there's also more specific articles that can help with that. However, deleting these topics from the Intersex article wouldn't make sense because while they are distinct, in this case they share a common link to the topic of this article in general and so at least deserve to be touched on if not given a brief summary on how it relates to the topic of intersex. Sure, they may belong in different subsections of the article, I don't think anyone would argue that, though in my opinion this article already does this, it serves to better organize the article, but I think it would do the article a disservice to cut that information from it entirely. Despondentmeows (talk) 14:55, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

Yes, we don't want to create a WP:POVFORK when intersex is, broadly, a single topic. Crossroads ^-talk- 19:51, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

LGBT is short for LGBTQIA (most common acronym used today is probably LGBTQ, as queer includes the other ones), and in LGBTQIA, the I stands for Intersex.

And being a medical condition doesn't mean that it's an illness neccesarily. A Socialist Trans Girl 09:30, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Note: @Crossroads, @A Socialist Trans Girl, @Despondentmeows, and @Alison, the discussion at Talk:Intersex and LGBT#Possible merge? may be of interest.Historyday01 (talk) 00:06, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

@Historyday01 Thanks for the ping! I am currently a bit busy but it is indeed of intrest so I may get around to it.

Thanks! A Socialist Trans Girl 02:00, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Sure! Historyday01 (talk) 02:00, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

I am wondering why you are classifying LGBTQ+ as a "social movement" (although there are social movements associated with the label), as it is widely recognized (except by those who generally refuse them recognition at all) that those on the LGBTQ+ spectrum are born that way. Ergo - it is a condition, just as being intersex is a condition. Because it often is not externally evident on casual visual examination like being intersex is does not make it any less of an actual condition.

On a personal note (while I know this does not improve this article), it's relevant to me because it is part of the evidence I cite when someone (WCN/Tphile) would like to debate the position that there are absolutely only two sexes/genders that people can possibly be born with. Clearly, without even needing to rhetorically venture into the trans world, we can prove them wrong 2603:8081:8700:6C00:303B:1A63:5584:CE65 (talk) 05:13, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Possible merge?

Hi everyone! I was wondering why there is an "intersex" page as well as a "intersex and LGBT" page. Is there a reason they are separate? Is there a way we could combine them? Amethystloucks (talk) 15:57, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

NOTE: This discussion is occurring presently on Talk:Intersex and LGBT#Possible merge?. If you wish to discuss this merger, please go there.--Historyday01 (talk) 00:03, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 August 2024

Change "woman" to "female" in the 46, XX intersex subsection of the Medical section.

Original

This condition used to be called "female pseudohermaphroditism". Persons with this condition have female internal genitalia and karyotype (XX) and various degree of external genitalia virilization.[203] External genitalia is masculinized congenitally when female fetus is exposed to excess androgenic environment.[197] Hence, the chromosome of the person is of a woman, the ovaries of a woman, but external genitals that appear like a male. The labia fuse, and the clitoris enlarges to appear like a penis. The causes of this can be male hormones taken during pregnancy, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, male-hormone-producing tumors in the mother and aromatase deficiency.

Proposed Change

This condition used to be called "female pseudohermaphroditism". Persons with this condition have female internal genitalia and karyotype (XX) and various degree of external genitalia virilization.[203] External genitalia is masculinized congenitally when female fetus is exposed to excess androgenic environment.[197] Hence, the chromosome of the person is of a female, the ovaries of a female, but external genitals that appear like a male. The labia fuse, and the clitoris enlarges to appear like a penis. The causes of this can be male hormones taken during pregnancy, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, male-hormone-producing tumors in the mother and aromatase deficiency. ZodiacChillaaa (talk) 18:26, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

 Done Tollens (talk) 07:15, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 September 2024

Change "The relationship of intersex people and communities to LGBTQ communities is complex,[159] but intersex people are often added to the LGBT acronym, resulting in the acronym LGBTI (or when also including asexual people, LGBTQIA+" to "The relationship of intersex people and communities to LGBTQ communities is complex,[159] but intersex people are often added to the LGBT acronym, resulting in the acronym LGBTI (or when also including asexual and aromantic people, LGBTQIA+" This edit will help reflect the correct meaning of the acronym and prevent aromantic erasure. Jackedak (talk) 04:53, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 00:39, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 October 2024

I'd like to add that intersex people were often rejected by society in the Indian subcontinent. In Pakistan, they are referred to as "Kusra" (singular) "Khusras" (plural). In india, they are reffered to as "Kinnar" (singular). In Bangladesh and parts of Kolkata, they are refered to as "Hijra" (singular and plural). Most of them are abandoned when they are teens (as most of the differences are noticeable from that age) and often form small society of intersex people who take care of each other.

Since they couldn't get official jobs, they were forced to rely upon begging and underground message parlours.

Most of the time, they beg from men. They will come up to a man, mostly a small business owner or middle to upper class citizens in rickshaws, autorickshaws or cars. flirt with them, touch them or harrass them for small amounts or money, mostly ranging from 1$. They sometimes they beg from women aswell, but use less extreme tactics, mostly resorting flirtation such as complimenting their hair or chests. Anvi Ali (talk) 23:47, 27 October 2024 (UTC)Anvi.A Anvi Ali (talk) 23:47, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

 Not done This seems to be your own personal analysis. Wikipedia is based on what is reported in reliable sources. It also wouldn't make sense to include a bunch of information about one country when this is supposed to be a broad overview of the subject. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 00:36, 28 October 2024 (UTC)