Sex is not always clear-cut. Occasionally, a hormone imbalance before birth produces a person who is______________, in whom sexual differentiation is ambiguous or incomplete.

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Intersexed individuals are born with ambiguous or incomplete sexual differentiation due to a hormone imbalance before birth. Transsexual individuals identify with a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth and may seek gender affirmation treatments such as hormone therapy or surgery. Transvestites enjoy dressing in clothing typically associated with the opposite gender. Homosexual individuals are attracted to individuals of the same gender. None of these terms specifically address the intersex condition.

Sex Is Not Always Clear-Cut