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Intersex...
is a medical condition of birth where the individual is born with mixed or indeterminate biological sex. It has traditionally been called hermaphroditism or pseudohermaphroditism and may occur in approximately two in every 100 births.
It is likely that you have never heard a minister preach on Matthew 19:11a-12:
Jesus said unto them...For there are some Eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb; and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. [emphasis added.]

Marriage Equality and the Intersex CommunityAs the debate over marriage for gays and lesbians grows, many within the intersex community are watching it with a mix of anticipation and dread. While many within the intersex community identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual, many others identify as heterosexual and may believe the issue doesn't affect them. While we all hope that is the case, it may very possibly affect the entire intersex community with unintended consequences if we are not cautious and proactive in this debate. One of the big unknowns in this debate is how one man-one woman for the sake of marriage will be defined in any legislation that will be introduced seeking to bar marriage for gays and lesbians. At this point, this little, yet significant detail has not yet been discussed.

intersex childrenBy Melissa Hendricks / Illustration by Kim Barnes

Reprinted with permission from the Johns Hopkins University Magazine. Visit the JHU Magazine website here.

Hopkins's William Reiner vividly remembers the child whose case made him rethink his approach to medicine.

"It was a little 7-year-old," says Reiner, "who just about tore everybody's guts out."

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