Intersex people are born with sex characteristics, such as genitals , gonads and chromosome patterns that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , "do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies".[ 1] [ 2]
Intersex people have many different gender identities ,[ 2] and so there is no presumption that people on this list have any particular sex assigned at birth, nor any particular gender identity.
This list consists of well-known intersex people. The individual listings note the subject's main occupation or source of notability.
^ UN Committee against Torture ; UN Committee on the Rights of the Child ; UN Committee on the Rights of People with Disabilities ; UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; Juan Méndez, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment ; Dainius Pῡras, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; Dubravka Šimonoviæ, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences; Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children; African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights ; Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights ; Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (October 24, 2016), "Intersex Awareness Day – Wednesday 26 October. End violence and harmful medical practices on intersex children and adults, UN and regional experts urge" , Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , archived from the original on November 21, 2016{{citation }}
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^ a b United Nations; Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (2015). Free & Equal Campaign Fact Sheet: Intersex (PDF) . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04.