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altersex en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈaltəsɛks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈaltɚsɛks/ (General-American)
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Etymology

alter- + sex.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of an individual) Having any of a variety of acquired conditions in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes by choice. This word can be used to describe fictional conditions.
    • https://medium.com/@pauljohnpoles/why-isnt-anyone-talking-about-subconscious-sex-db5bd49aec30 “Altersex” could be another option, though it does not seem to specify whether one wants no sex characteristics, or a combination of female and male sex characteristics.
    • https://www.quora.com/Can-non-binary-people-get-gender-affirmation-surgery-How-would-that-work Take a transmasc non-binary AFAB person. They may get top surgery to better fit their gender. Maybe look into altersex if you’re talking about bottom surgery.
    • https://anunnakiray.com/2017/01/21/intersex-vs-intergender-do-intersex-transexuals-exist/ Altersex: A catch-all term consisting of alter, meant here as “different” or “another possibility,” and sex, referring to physiological primary and secondary sex characteristics.

Relateds

ambigender · non-binary · androgynous · postgenderism · intersex · pseudohermaphroditism · hermaphroditism