Intersex spectrum

I found the part on intersexes to be very interesting. I find it fascinating that the way the hormones and brain work during development has a direct impact on how someone either is born or how their body changes during puberty.  In the article on intersexes it provides greater clarity of how someone can be diagnosed as intersexed. I thought it was interesting that they state that a persons sexuality is like a sex spectrum similar to a color spectrum. The analogy they give is when we are stating colors we usually say red, blue or green. We only say red orange or a specific shade of blue when it is important to clarify (for example, picking paint for a wall color).  The same is true for genitalia. Society has a preset idea of what make someone male and someone female but the "sex hormone" can deviate the appearance of an individuals genitalia and in order to fit society norms we categorize people as soon as possible. That categorization can be wrong and can cause a great deal of confusion, pain and unhappiness for an individual. If the sex spectrum is minor then the individual may not know they are different until they are trying to get pregnant and in some cases they may never know unless an autopsy is done. When thinking of the fact that two people can both be intersexed but the only time it is a problem is if other people can see the difference. I think if parents and others did not make it a big deal and just let the child develop as their internal genetics directed them they would be more emotionally secure and have personal acceptance that would make them a happier person.