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* [[Therem Harth rem ir Estraven]] from [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s ''[[The Left Hand of Darkness]]''; a Gethenian who goes into ''[[kemmer]]'' as (usually) either male or female, depending | * [[Therem Harth rem ir Estraven]] from [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s ''[[The Left Hand of Darkness]]''; a Gethenian who goes into ''[[kemmer]]'' as (usually) either male or female, depending | ||
'''Intersexed individuals of a species, especially humans.''' | |||
* Bull, Emma. ''Bonedance'' | |||
* Carlson, William. "Dinner at Helen's" in Strange Bedfellows, edited by Thomas Scortia (1972) | |||
* Cooney, Ellen. ''The Silver Rose'' (1979) (reminiscent of ancient greek theory: a deity's hermaphroditic child is split into two oppositely gendered beings until they re-unite) | |||
* [[Samuel R. Delany]]. ''The Einstein Intersection'' (1967) (hermaphroditic side characters) | |||
* Koster, R. M. ''Mandragon'' (1979) (hermaphroditic child raised as monster; then discovers or is discovered by powers) | |||
* McMahon, Donna. ''Dance of Knives'' (2002) (minor character is hermaphroditic; apparently mutagens have caused hermaphroditism to be not uncommon) | |||
Gender changing individuals: | |||
* Thomas T. Thomas, Crygender | |||
'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
[[Transvestites, drag queens, passing women]] | [[Transvestites, drag queens, passing women]] | ||
Revision as of 13:22, 2 May 2007
Include any character that is not traditionally and simply "male" or "female". May include real biology or fictional biology; characters from human and non-human species; etc.
- Bel Thorne - Betan hermaphrodites
- Lady Dona/Lord Dono from A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Therem Harth rem ir Estraven from Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness; a Gethenian who goes into kemmer as (usually) either male or female, depending
Intersexed individuals of a species, especially humans.
- Bull, Emma. Bonedance
- Carlson, William. "Dinner at Helen's" in Strange Bedfellows, edited by Thomas Scortia (1972)
- Cooney, Ellen. The Silver Rose (1979) (reminiscent of ancient greek theory: a deity's hermaphroditic child is split into two oppositely gendered beings until they re-unite)
- Samuel R. Delany. The Einstein Intersection (1967) (hermaphroditic side characters)
- Koster, R. M. Mandragon (1979) (hermaphroditic child raised as monster; then discovers or is discovered by powers)
- McMahon, Donna. Dance of Knives (2002) (minor character is hermaphroditic; apparently mutagens have caused hermaphroditism to be not uncommon)
Gender changing individuals:
* Thomas T. Thomas, Crygender