I recently watched a video of a local school board meeting.
A community member mentioned intersex conditions during his three minute allotment.
I am not sure what his objective was, but it seemed to be geared towards justifying gender ideology beliefs through conflating them with disorders of sexual development (DSDs), more commonly called intersex conditions.
In our culture’s increasingly chaotic discussion about gender, sex, and identity, one of the most common—and most deceptive—claims is that biological sex is not binary. We are told that sex exists on a “spectrum,” and one of the favorite justifications for this idea is the existence of people born with intersex conditions.
This argument is flawed and misleading. It commonly conflates transgenderism, which is rooted in subjective self-identification, with intersex conditions, which are true biological anomalies. The two are not the same—and confusing them serves an ideological purpose rather than a scientific or medical one.
What Is Transgenderism?
Transgenderism is the belief or ideology that a person’s gender identity—their internal sense of being male, female, both, neither, or something else—can differ from their biological sex. Someone may be born male but “identify” as a woman and demand to be treated as such, including through pronouns, attire, medical interventions, and legal recognition.
This false belief system insists that gender is determined by feelings, not biology.
What Is Intersex?
Intersex conditions, more precisely called Disorders of Sexual Development (DSDs), are rare medical anomalies present at birth. These conditions involve atypical chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical features. Unlike transgenderism, intersex conditions are not a matter of personal identity—they are clinical realities.
Examples of Intersex Conditions
Though extremely rare—affecting only about 0.018% of the population—intersex conditions are often used as rhetorical cover for transgender claims. Here are some medically recognized examples:
- Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS)
- Chromosomes: XY (male)
- The body does not respond to male hormones, resulting in external female appearance, but with undescended testes and no uterus.
- Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY)
- Chromosomes: XXY (male with an extra X)
- Often leads to low testosterone, infertility, and slight breast development.
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
- Chromosomes: XX (female)
- Overproduction of androgens may cause ambiguous genitalia, but with typical female reproductive organs.
- Turner Syndrome (XO)
- Chromosomes: XO (female missing one X)
- Results in underdeveloped female traits and infertility.
Each of these individuals is still biologically male or female—though their development has been affected by genetic or hormonal factors. These are disorders, not identities, and should not be used to undermine the male-female binary.
The frequency of 0.018% translates to about 60,000 persons in a country with the population of the USA (340 million). These individuals have genuine medical disorders of sexual development, and are not categorized as transgender.
Why the Conflation? A Political Maneuver
So why do transgender advocates bring up intersex conditions?
Because it creates confusion that benefits their cause. By pointing to rare biological anomalies, they try to suggest that sex is not binary—and thus, gender identity should be fluid and self-defined. This tactic exploits the public’s sympathy for individuals with genuine medical disorders.
But this is dishonest. Intersex people are not declaring an identity at odds with their biology. They are not seeking hormone blockers for children or demanding that society change its language to match their feelings. In fact, many intersex individuals resent being used as examples in transgender debates.
This is a classic bait-and-switch: use a medical condition to justify a psychological and ideological belief.
Is Gender a Social Construct?
This argument rests on the popular claim that “gender is a social construct.” While it’s true that some aspects of gender (like fashion or etiquette) are culturally shaped, the existence of two biological sexes—male and female—is not a human invention. It is a biological and biblical reality.
- Every cell in your body has a sex chromosome pattern: XX for females, XY for males.
- Hormones, anatomy, and reproductive roles differ profoundly between sexes.
- These realities are consistent across time, culture, and geography.
The notion that a person can be “born in the wrong body” collapses when faced with biological fact. Your body tells the truth about your sex—your feelings do not override that truth.
A Christian Response: Truth in Love
As Christians, we are called to love people made in God’s image. But that love requires truth. God created humans male and female (Genesis 1:27), and while the Fall has brought suffering, disorder, and confusion into the world—including medical anomalies like intersex conditions—it has not undone the created order.
- Compassion does not mean affirmation of error.
- Real love doesn’t lie.
- Healing and restoration begin with recognizing what’s real.
We must resist the false compassion (toxic empathy) that affirms delusion and instead speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15), offering clarity, not confusion.
Conclusion: Categories Matter
Transgenderism is an ideological belief grounded in personal feelings. Intersex conditions are rare biological disorders. Equating the two is both scientifically inaccurate and ethically irresponsible.
We must restore the ability to distinguish truth from rhetoric, biology from ideology, and compassion from compliance. Christians, medical professionals, and ordinary citizens alike should stand for clarity, truth, and dignity.
Biology is not bigotry. Reality is not hate. And truth, no matter how unpopular, is still truth.
S.D.G.,
Robert Sparkman
rob@christiannewsjunkie.com
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This list of intersex conditions (disorders of sexual development or DSDs) provides a list of the key types and their characteristics.
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