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Hermaphroditism in a species, or as an evolutionary adjustment to humans. | '''Hermaphroditism in a species, or as an evolutionary adjustment to humans.''' | ||
* Asimov, Isaac. Foundation and Earth (1986) [a hermaphroditic variety of humans; one joins the protagonists] | * Asimov, Isaac. Foundation and Earth (1986) [a hermaphroditic variety of humans; one joins the protagonists] | ||
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'''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] | |||
[[category:Reading & Media Lists]] | [[category:Reading & Media Lists]] | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 23 June 2006
Hermaphroditism in a species, or as an evolutionary adjustment to humans.
- Asimov, Isaac. Foundation and Earth (1986) [a hermaphroditic variety of humans; one joins the protagonists]
- Burdekin, Katharine. Proud Man (1934; 1993) (A human from the future visits 1930s England; humans in the future have evolved "beyond" humanity, and beyond humanity's bi-sexed nature; each individual can reproduce on their own, and is whole, containing both male and female attributes. This human contemplates with amazement the various social oddities of modern English society.)
- Grae, Camarin. Stranded (1991, Naiad) (3 women from a hermaphroditic species are sent as "disembodied minds" to Earth to stop a villain. They end up identifying as lesbians and fighting a fundamentalist movement led by the villain.)
- Joyce, Graham, and Peter F. Hamilton. "Eat Reecebread" (1994)
- Leigh, Stephen. Dark Water's Embrace (1998) and Speaking Stones (1999)
- Scott, Melissa. Shadow Man (1995) (space travel creates five common genders)
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]