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[[File:Intersex (2).png|alt=|thumb|179x179px|The intersex flag]]
[[File:Intersex-Flag-Natalie-Phox-High-Quality.png|alt=|thumb|Natalie Phox's intersex flag]]
[[File:Intersex symbol.png|thumb|180x180px|The most common intersex [[symbol]]. Unicode: U+263F ☿]]
[[File:Intersex symbol 2.png|thumb|An alternate intersex symbol. Unicode: U+1F728 ⴲ|alt=|103x103px]]
'''Intersex''' is a term for those born with physical [[sex]] characteristics that cannot be traditionally classified as [[wolffian]] (male) or [[müllerian]] (female).<ref>[https://interactadvocates.org/intersex-definitions/ InterACT: Intersex Definitions]</ref> Variations may appear in a individual’s [[chromosomes]], [[hormones]], [[genitalia]], [[gonads]], secondary sex characteristics, such as [[phenotype]], or some combination of these things.
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An earlier flag design was made by Natalie Phox in 2009, though is flag is less commonly used today. It was originally introduced as a [[bigender]] flag, but Phox later added the correction that it was an intersex flag, which caused confusion around the intention of the flag.<ref>[[:File:Bigender_pride.png|Bigender flag]]</ref> It is likely that this flag was introduced as a bigender flag due to the distinction between gender and sex not being as common knowledge during the time of its creation, rather than initially being made to represent the identity known as "bigender" today, as its description when first posted referred to biological sex, but called it "gender" instead.<ref>[[wikipedia:c:Special:Diff/30036320]]</ref> Because it was posted under the name bigender, some individuals mistakenly claim it as a bigender flag, but Phox's design has always been intended to represent intersex individuals.
The Mercury [[symbol]] (☿) is a common intersex symbol, used as a compliment to the male and female symbols. It was originally used for hermaphroditism or to means hybrid. It depicts the staff of the Roman messenger god, based on the caduceus. The symbol is also sometimes used for non-binary individuals, [[androgyne]] individuals, [[genderfluid]] individuals, or [[gender non-conforming]] individuals.
Another intersex symbol is the astronomical symbol for Earth (ⴲ), once again chosen as a compliment to the male and female symbols, as Earth is in between Venus (female) and Mars (male). This symbol is sometimes preferable because it is only used to represent intersex individuals, and is not used for any other identities.
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