Hermaphrodite

Hermaphrodite – an outdated and potentially stigmatizing term historically used to refer to a person described as having reproductive organs or sex characteristics associated with both male and female categories.

In contemporary scholarship and public discourse, this term is generally not used as a neutral designation for human beings. It is preferable to use the terms intersex people, people with intersex traits, or people with intersex variations.

See also: Intersex, Sex.

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