How to Use intersex in a Sentence

intersex

1 of 2 noun
Definition of intersexnext
  • About 85 percent of the males collected in the refuges were intersex.
    — National Geographic, 3 Feb. 2016
  • The blue-eyed baby was intersex, with both male and female traits.
    — Washington Post, 10 June 2019
  • In recent years, many have added I and A — intersex and asexual — to the lineup.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2022
  • In recent years, many have added I and A — intersex and asexual — to the acronym.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022
  • As many as 1 or 2% of people born in the U.S. are intersex, which can mean several things.
    — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021
  • The state has a process to note intersex newborns on birth certificates, Spice said.
    — Craig Sailor, The Seattle Times, 17 Sep. 2017
  • There's a wide range of opinions on what exactly should count as intersex.
    — Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 11 June 2018
  • But an intersex person is born in full health and can live happily!
    — Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Between 1% and 2% of the population are born with intersex traits, Wiener said.
    — Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2020
  • South Africa has enacted laws to protect the rights of intersex persons.
    — Aisha Salaudeen, CNN, 21 Sep. 2019
  • There are a whole bunch of intersex conditions that don’t even go under the transbrella right now.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Sami, an intersex asylum seeker in Britain, used to be gripped with fear at bedtime.
    — NBC News, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Still, for some people, being intersex might be a part of their identity.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Women's Health, 21 July 2023
  • Transgender, intersex and nonbinary inmates now have the right to choose whether to be housed in a male or female prison.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2021
  • In ancient Greece, the intersex goddess Cybele was worshipped by trans priests.
    — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Oct. 2018
  • Hida Viloria was born intersex, and grew up in a turbulent household as a girl.
    — Paradise Afshar, ajc, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Such a concept struck a chord with Kaminski, who discovered just last year that she was born intersex.
    — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2021
  • So, intersex for instance, is very much a hardware issue.
    — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Semenya, who has been at the center of a yearslong debate over the treatment of intersex athletes, is on the preliminary entry list for the 5,000.
    — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022
  • According to experts, up to 1.7% of people are born with intersex traits, which can mean several things.
    — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021
  • Sporting Gender,' which tackles the thorny top of intersex athletes.
    — oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Being intersex is much more common than most people think.
    — Kitty Stryker, Teen Vogue, 29 Aug. 2018
  • Being trans—or non-binary, or intersex—is neither a costume nor a joke.
    — Hannah Elyse Simpson, Marie Claire, 26 Aug. 2015
  • One wonders what Walker would think of intersex people.
    — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Aug. 2017
  • The profile said Schultz identified as nonbinary and intersex and preferred the pronouns they and them.
    — Emanuella Grinberg, CNN, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Those who choose not to reduce their testosterone will be allowed to run either against men or in intersex competitions.
    — Andrew Greif, OregonLive.com, 26 May 2018
  • Researchers are also probing the consequences of intersex for fish health.
    — National Geographic, 3 Feb. 2016
  • The first was born a hermaphrodite and left her family – who wanted her to live as a boy – for life as a Hijra in an intersex community.
    — Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2017
  • Zzyym served in the Navy as a male but later came to identify as intersex while working and studying at Colorado State University.
    — Colleen Slevin, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2021
  • But her rosy future is suddenly darkened by the discovery of the body of a newborn intersex baby in the factory’s courtyard.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 9 July 2023
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intersex

2 of 2 adjective
  • Or the Potomac River where sewage and fertilizer runoff has produced a new breed of intersex fish?
    — Max Holleran, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2019
  • But ignorance wasn't bliss for many intersex children or adults.
    — Asher Fogle, Good Housekeeping, 21 Oct. 2016
  • When nature produces intersex people, the Evangelicals therefore have a bit of a problem.
    — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 8 Sep. 2017
  • But more recently, intersex activists have argued that a person should have the legal right to consent to cosmetic surgeries performed on one's own body -- an ability infants do not have.
    — Nora Neus, CNN, 13 Jan. 2020
  • Living in bodies often seen as taboo by western society and western medicine, the film looks at the relationships intersex people have with their bodies and their identities in a world that is not always accepting of those born with a difference.
    — Suyin Haynes, Time, 19 June 2019
  • The ruling triggered an uproar around athletic and gender activists who felt Semenya was unfairly targeted for being a black, intersex woman.
    — Lindsay Crouse, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2019
  • The event was organized by the Pride Circle, an organization founded in 2017 to promote the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and intersex people in the workforce.
    — Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 12 July 2019
  • The measure would have banned all procedures on intersex children 6 and under unless the Medical Board of California deemed them medically necessary.
    — Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2020
  • The clinic deploys intersex people as patient advocates who can offer support based on personal experience.
    — David Crary, chicagotribune.com, 25 July 2017
  • In the early 2000s, intersex individuals in Australia sought and received replacement birth certificates that left gender unspecified.
    — Christine Ro, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2017
  • Worldwide, intersex conditions caused by hormonal disruption have occurred in an array of aquatic animals, including alligators, turtles, and frogs.
    — National Geographic, 3 Feb. 2016
  • Worldwide, intersex conditions caused by hormonal disruption have occurred in an array of aquatic animals, including alligators, turtles, and frogs.
    — National Geographic, 3 Feb. 2016
  • Equality California and other supporters argued that intersex people should be able to give consent before undergoing surgeries that carry the risk of medical complications, sterilization and psychological damage.
    — Alexei Koseff, SFChronicle.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Or the Potomac River where sewage and fertilizer runoff has produced a new breed of intersex fish?
    — Max Holleran, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2019
  • But ignorance wasn't bliss for many intersex children or adults.
    — Asher Fogle, Good Housekeeping, 21 Oct. 2016
  • When nature produces intersex people, the Evangelicals therefore have a bit of a problem.
    — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 8 Sep. 2017
  • But more recently, intersex activists have argued that a person should have the legal right to consent to cosmetic surgeries performed on one's own body -- an ability infants do not have.
    — Nora Neus, CNN, 13 Jan. 2020
  • Living in bodies often seen as taboo by western society and western medicine, the film looks at the relationships intersex people have with their bodies and their identities in a world that is not always accepting of those born with a difference.
    — Suyin Haynes, Time, 19 June 2019
  • The ruling triggered an uproar around athletic and gender activists who felt Semenya was unfairly targeted for being a black, intersex woman.
    — Lindsay Crouse, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2019
  • The event was organized by the Pride Circle, an organization founded in 2017 to promote the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and intersex people in the workforce.
    — Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 12 July 2019
  • The measure would have banned all procedures on intersex children 6 and under unless the Medical Board of California deemed them medically necessary.
    — Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2020
  • The clinic deploys intersex people as patient advocates who can offer support based on personal experience.
    — David Crary, chicagotribune.com, 25 July 2017
  • In the early 2000s, intersex individuals in Australia sought and received replacement birth certificates that left gender unspecified.
    — Christine Ro, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2017
  • Worldwide, intersex conditions caused by hormonal disruption have occurred in an array of aquatic animals, including alligators, turtles, and frogs.
    — National Geographic, 3 Feb. 2016
  • Worldwide, intersex conditions caused by hormonal disruption have occurred in an array of aquatic animals, including alligators, turtles, and frogs.
    — National Geographic, 3 Feb. 2016
  • Equality California and other supporters argued that intersex people should be able to give consent before undergoing surgeries that carry the risk of medical complications, sterilization and psychological damage.
    — Alexei Koseff, SFChronicle.com, 28 Jan. 2020

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