The “Third Gender”

Abstract

This paper attempts to re-sensitize humanity on the “third gender,” questioning the appropriateness of the word ‘gender’ in classifying humanity. This classification on sexuality marginalizes the intersex. The intersexes, despite the fact that many people treat them as minorities, are still being born. Perhaps God persistently speaks to us drawing our attention to them. This indicates why Dorra’s statistics is not irrelevant. Dorra Gerald1 avers that the intersex persons make up 12 % of the worlds’ population. From this perspective, this paper explores society’s motive in neglecting the intersex. They are not accepted in areas such as sports; marriage, gendered jobs or to express their identity. It is time they are treated as human beings, created in the image of God, so that they can experience human dignity in spite of their sexuality.