Talk:Pirate Congress 2016/Motions/Position Statements/Transgender and Intersex Issues

Replace intersexed

This statement/policy needs to be updated to replace the term intersexed with intersex.

The reason is explained in the OII Australia style guide:

We don’t favour the terms “intersexual” or “intersexuality”. They most commonly arise in materials translated into English, and some people confuse them with a sexual orientation. We don’t favour “intersexed”, intersex as a verb, as intersex is something we are rather than an action, as if something done to us (or taken away from us).

Essentially it boils down to the fact that if we're going to have a policy on these issues then ideally we want that policy to not insult the people we're applying said policy too. --BenM (talk) 07:01, 13 October 2017 (AEDT)