Intersexism

Intersexism, also known as interphobia, is the dislike of or prejudice against those who are intersex (or who one assumes is intersex) people. More information on this topic is covered on the sexism page; however, some brief examples include the following:

• Pressuring one to alter or hide their sex traits due to them being "unnatural." This also includes non-consensual surgeries often done on intersex youth in order to "fix" them.
• Treating one as if they are a "medical mistake" due to their unique sex.
• Mocking traits that are associated with intersex variations (common examples of this include laughing at close-to-female individuals with beards, treating those with micropenises as less than/claiming they cannot be good at sexual activities/intercourse, mocking male-appearing intersex folks who can get pregnant/menstruate, etc.).
• Arguing about the existence of one's sex traits and claiming that "there are only two sexes" and that they are simply a "medical mistake" of some kind.
• Harassing an intersex individual based on what public bathrooms/spaces they use because of their non-traditional sex traits. This is also very common within transphobic individuals.

Everything on this list can also be done to non-intersex individuals who fit common intersex descriptions and/or are assumed to be intersex.

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