What It's Like To Be Intersex in Russia

Intersex people are born with sex characteristics that don’t fit the typical definition of female or male bodies. Intersex variations can be visible at birth, or can become apparent in puberty or even later in life. There are about 40 different intersex variations. About 120 million people with intersex variations currently live in the world. ------------------------------------------------- Irina Kuzemko. Intersex activist, co-founder of Intersex Russia What is the approximate percentage of intersex people in the population? Yes, the most commonly used figure from the year 2000 study is 1.7% of people in the world. The same statistics are used by the UN in their materials. - So, every 60th person? - Approximately, yes. That is, now you might think that this is such a very rare thing, but in fact it is a fairly common thing, it’s just that this topic is still quite invisible in society. - Absolutely any person can have such a child, it’s just that something can go differently, some