I've no doubt there's an element of people of ambiguous genitalia,as there's an element of LGBT people knowing the percentage doesn't matter so long as they're treated equally in society and not as freaks.Ben@Forest wrote: ↑8 Oct 2021, 10:45amApparently around 1.3 people per 1,000 are born with intersex characteristics (ambiguous genitalia), but this figure seems to be conflated with intersex traits - people who may have no ambiguous characteristics and just feel different to the gender they were born as - and which is a higher proportion.
The 1.3/1000 figure is interesting. I went to a school with 1,600 children, about 250 in each year and 300 in the 6th form. It means that statistically about 2 were intersex. In an era when there was no privacy in sports showers and changing rooms and so on l can't remember anyone being a 'marked out' for that (and kids are cruel) though of course l never was in female showers and maybe there any unusual characteristics are easier to hide. But at school in those situations you wouldn't want to be 'different'.
But it's a fact that children can be cruel if let be,personally I fought backagainst a group who fancied their chances,headed straight for the ringleader and gave him what he deserved,I was given a wide berth after that.I hasten to add this was in the 60's when no one carried a knife or any other kind of weapon,things are far different today.