Difference Between Intersex and Transgender

Intersex people have reproductive anatomy or genes that don't fit typical definitions of male or female, which is often discovered at birth. Being transgender, meanwhile, has to do with your internal knowledge of your gender identity.

1. How does intersex differ from gender?
2. What is an intersex person?
3. Who are transgender biologically?
4. Can intersex people reproduce?
5. Can a person be born with both male and female parts?
6. What do you call a person born with both male and female parts?
7. Can a hermaphrodite have both working parts?
8. Is being intersex a birth defect?
9. Can intersex males get pregnant?
10. How is a transgender baby formed?
11. What causes transgenderism?
12. How do I know if my child is transgender?

How does intersex differ from gender?

Gender isn't determined by your body or any physical attributes, so, just like non-intersex people, intersex people can be any gender! Sexuality is also separate from our bodies and gender identity. Intersex people can also be any sexuality, including asexual, bisexual, gay, lesbian, straight, or anything else!

What is an intersex person?

Intersex is a group of conditions where there is a discrepancy between the external genitals and the internal genitals (the testes and ovaries). The older term for this condition is hermaphroditism.

Who are transgender biologically?

Transgender people have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from the sex that they were assigned at birth. Some transgender people who desire medical assistance to transition from one sex to another identify as transsexual.

Can intersex people reproduce?

Intersex individuals, formerly known as hermaphrodites, have genetic, gonadal or anatomic characteristics that range from mostly male with some female features to the reverse. Some, but not all, intersex adults are infertile.

Can a person be born with both male and female parts?

Ambiguous genitalia is a rare condition in which an infant's external genitals don't appear to be clearly either male or female. In a baby with ambiguous genitalia, the genitals may be incompletely developed or the baby may have characteristics of both sexes.

What do you call a person born with both male and female parts?

Hermaphroditism, the condition of having both male and female reproductive organs.

Can a hermaphrodite have both working parts?

The true hermaphrodite has both testicular and ovarian tissues present in either the same or opposite gonads. Both the external genitalia and the internal duct structures display gradations between male and female.

Is being intersex a birth defect?

Intersex variation (IV) is a morphological and physiological anomaly where an individual is born with “congenital conditions in which development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical sex is atypical”. In essence, the reproductive organs differ from those typically associated as being male or female.

Can intersex males get pregnant?

Intersex people

There are also documented cases of individuals with XY-predominant mosaicism conceiving naturally, including a person with a 96% XY karyotype and ovotestes (true hermaphroditism).

How is a transgender baby formed?

A transgender person is usually born with a body and genes that match a typical male or female, but they know their gender identity to be different. Some people think that determining who is male or female at birth is a simple matter of checking the baby's external anatomy, but there's actually a lot more to it.

What causes transgenderism?

Transgender people have a gender identity that does not match their assigned sex, often resulting in gender dysphoria. The causes of transsexuality have been studied for decades. The most studied factors are biological, especially brain structure differences in relation to biology and sexual orientation.

How do I know if my child is transgender?

Teenagers: signs of gender dysphoria

Your child might: feel strongly that their gender identity differs from the sex they were given at birth or tell you that they feel unsure about their gender. ask you to call them by a different name and use a different pronoun like 'he', 'she' or 'they'