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It's closish to 99.9% so 7 million. Which is a big enough population that we should consider how we draft our laws and policies but not nearly so large that "m
by Symmetry 12y ago
It's closish to 99.9% so 7 million. Which is a big enough population that we should consider how we draft our laws and policies but not nearly so large that "male" and "female" cease to be useful concepts for our everyday lives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex#Population_figures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex#Population_figures
- TuringTest 12y ago> not nearly so large that "male" and "female" cease to be useful concepts for our everyday lives. Who says those are not useful? The point is to not make therm exclusive by forcing everybody to be identified by one of them when it's not a good fit.
- Aloisius 12y agoThe article is referencing "DND" or Disorders of Sex Development. This is a far larger group than what "intersex" covers.