Hermaphrodites

• Matt 19:11-12

Savior comments that marriage is not for everyone, giving eunuchs, another form of genital irregularity, as an example. (I am not intending to imply that hermaphrodites should never marry.)

• Neal Colgrass, "In this town, some girls become boys at puberty", Fox News, September 21, 2015

Article talks about a rare condition in which people born as apparent females, are actually male, but the penis doesn't form until puberty. They are referred to as "guevedoces" in regions where this genetic anomally is common enough to have a name.

• Ford Vox, M.D. Phthalates Threat: Less Boy, More Girl, U.S. News, Nov. 17, 2009

Discusses the effect of phthalates on the development of boys, leading to less masculine behavior in children, and affects on the development of the brain and genitalia. Makes comparison with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, which can lead to ambiguous genital development in girls, and has been causally related to homosexuality.

• Hailey Branson-Potts, "Intersex person who was denied a passport over gender designation sues U.S. government", Los Angeles Times, 20 Jul 2016

Story about a hermaphrodite.

Cross-References

• Gender
• Homosexuality