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"According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, around 63,300 Australians
aged over 16 – 0.3% of the overall population – know they were born with
variations of sex characteristics. This means their bodies don’t fit medical
norms about how female or male bodies should look or function.
But the actual number is thought to be much higher, as many people don’t know
about their physical difference or medical history, or don’t receive a clinical
diagnosis. Some people learn their medical history later in life. Some never
do.
People who have a trait but don’t know about it can still experience health and
social impacts from having a body that is a bit different.
And while people with intersex variations are included as the “I” in the
umbrella term LGBTQI+, they are often overlooked or misunderstood. Having
innate variations of sex characteristics is not a sexuality and is not about
gender or identity."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
