interkønnet person intersex person reclaimed word intersexphobic slur hermafrodit hermaphrodite hermafroditt A non-human organism that has complete or partial reproductive organs and produces gametes normally associated with both male and female sexes. Historically, the term hermaphrodite has also been used to describe ambiguous genitalia and gonadal mosaicism in individuals of gonochoristic species, especially human beings. The word intersex has come into usage for humans, since the word hermaphrodite is considered to be misleading and stigmatizing, as well as "scientifically specious and clinically problematic." Some intersex persons have reclaimed the term hermaphrodite for themselves, but the term should be avoided in clinical contexts wherein more knowledge is needed to avoid potential diagnostic issues hermaphrodites hermaphroditic person Queer Glossary Trans abbreviations/terms/slang The Complete Dictionary of Sexology LGBTQI Terminology Comprehensive* List of LGBTQ+ Vocabulary Definitions The A – Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze