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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.

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: Transvestites, drag queens, passing women