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[Video ID: TikTok by Mari @GenderFenderBender, a light-skinned person with short-cut hair standing in front of a rainbow pride flag. Captions appear above their head as they say:

Tips in how you can be a better intersex ally!

When it comes to inclusive language, often times people tend to use phrases like “people with penises” or “people with vaginas” rather than saying “male and female” or “men and women.” While this can absolutely be inclusive for trans people, unfortunately it’s not always the most inclusive language for intersex people. My advice is to use language that focuses on function and not just form. That means focusing on the actual function that you’re talking about such as “people who can get pregnant,” “people who can get other people pregnant,” “people who are at risk of testicular cancer,” and so on and so forth. This is much more inclusive because there are intersex people who are born with a vagina, but don’t have a uterus or ovaries or an ability to menstruate. This is [inclusive] because some people that are born with a penis don’t have testes. So it’s much more inclusive to say what you actually mean than it is to use language that works around that.

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