Caster Semenya - An Intersex Perspective

Controversy and a lot of prurient interest exploded into the news this week when South African Caster Semenya outran her competition in the ...

We've Always Been Here

I exist. When is the last time somebody told you that there is not such thing. . . as you? OK, perhaps that's not an experience you'...

Viewing Intersex Genitalia (Note: Explicit Artwork Included)

Disclaimer This is a drawing I did of the genitals of an intersexed person. If you don't wish to see explicit material, please skip thi...

The Intersex Peep Show

No, You Can't Look in My Pants Since I started coming out publicly as intersex, I've been asked by some people I've barely or ne...

On Being Called a "True Hermaphrodite"

I was born with an ovotestis, which is a gonad that is intermediate between an ovary and a testis. The medical terminology for a person bor...

Transphobia and Intersex Experience

I woke up this morning to a set of transphobic comments on my last blog post. Rather than mope (OK, I did mope, but rather than continuing ...

Intersected, Transsected: The Intersex / Trans Nexus

A troubled alliance Intersex and trans people share some deep common experiences. Yet we often find ourselves prickling at comments made by...

Intersex 101

What is intersex? OK, it's important that I get the basics out for blogreaders unfamiliar with intersex conditions. In our society, it’s...

Intersex Roadshow: A Personal Introduction

Intersex by birth, honest by choice. I'm Cary, and my sex is neither male nor female; I'm intersexed. I was born that way. Because...