An intersex person is born with sex traits — chromosomes, hormones, inner or outer body parts — that do not sit neatly in the usual male or female boxes. It is about the body you are born with, not about who you love, and not the same as living as a man or a woman when that differs from the sex written at birth.

An intersex person Intersex is形容一個人,is born with sex traits天生就帶有這些性徵,chromosomes, hormones, inner or outer body parts染色體、荷爾蒙、內部或外部的身體構造,that do not sit neatly in the usual male or female boxes沒辦法整齊地被歸進一般說的男性或女性框框裡。It它is about the body you are born with講的是你生下來就有的身體,not about who you love不是講你愛的是誰,and not the same as living as a man or a woman也不等同於以男性或女性的身分生活,when that differs from the sex written at birth當那個身分跟出生時登記的性別不同的時候。

Doctors used to hide this and rush to operate on babies; many intersex people now ask to be told the truth and to choose, when they are old enough, what if anything is done. Intersex can name a person (noun) or describe them (adjective).

Doctors used to hide this醫生以前會隱瞞這件事,and rush to operate on babies並急著在嬰兒時期就動手術;many intersex people now ask現在很多intersex的人要求,to be told the truth要被告知真相,and to choose並且自己選擇,when they are old enough等他們夠大的時候,what if anything is done要不要做、做什麼處置。Intersex Intersex can name a person可以指稱一個人(noun當名詞用),or describe them或用來形容一個人(adjective當形容詞用)。

Though actually, everyday talk still mixes this up with being transgender, which is a different thing. Older English used hermaphrodite for people; that word hurts, and we do not use it that way.

Though actually不過,everyday talk still mixes this up日常對話還是常常把這個,with being transgender跟transgender(跨性別)搞混,which is a different thing那其實是不一樣的事情。Older English早期的英文,used hermaphrodite for people會用hermaphrodite來稱呼這樣的人;that word hurts這個字帶有傷害性,and we do not use it that way我們現在不那樣用。

This is a real human variation, not a puzzle or a joke. There is no one intersex body; it is a spread of differences, some noticed at birth, some much later.

This這is a real human variation是一種真實存在的人類多樣性,not a puzzle or a joke不是謎題,也不是玩笑。There is no one intersex body沒有單一一種intersex的身體樣貌;it is a spread of differences而是一整個範圍的差異,some noticed at birth有些一出生就發現,some much later有些要很久以後才發現。