hermaphrodites

They are hermaphrodites, which is quite politically correct in central California, as is their vocation of composting soil.

The Volokh Conspiracy » American Indians’ Views of the Redskins: 2009

Might have more to say later, but just one bit of info: folks like that describe by poody don't like to be called hermaphrodites but intersex.

Transcending Gender Mother Jones RN 2006

The calm and more philosophical observation of subsequent travellers, however, soon discovered that the so-called hermaphrodites were men in female attire, associating with the women, and partaking of all their labours and occupations.

Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc Various

Lafitau says these so-called hermaphrodites were numerous in

Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc Various

It is in this manner that those unfortunate individuals known as hermaphrodites are formed.

Plain Facts for Old and Young John Harvey Kellogg 1897

It is in this manner that those unfortunate individuals known as hermaphrodites are formed.

Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life. 1877

But while true hermaphroditism is very rare (some 1 births in 150,000 ), other variations of intersex people (who, please note, do not want to be called hermaphrodites) are much more common.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Addison Smith 2011

As a matter of medical terminology, some intersex people have historically been classified as hermaphrodites, pseudo-hermaphrodites, and a number of others.

Gay/Lesbian Forum 2009

The fact that the soldiers were wearing kilts, combined with wearing no underpants, frightened the natives to bits, and they crumbled under the attack by the "hermaphrodites".

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2010

Visual inspection of female genitalia became important in determining normal and abnormal categories of sex, with aberrations such as hermaphrodites and eunuchs as examples of medical pathology.

Feminist Utopianism and Female Sexuality in Joanna Baillie’s Comedies 2008