The "I" in LGBT

When we talk about the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans community, there is often one segment that is left out. Those that are intersex, or fall somewhere genetically between male and female. An intersex person might have the genitalia of one gender and the chromosomes of the other. An estimated one in 2,000 people are considered intersex and many of them don't even know it. Atlanta police officer Darlene Harris is one such person. She spend years identifying as a lesbian, even though she sometimes felt like a man trapped inside a woman's body. Sexual partners often told her she looked different than any woman they had been with before, but it wasn't until she had genetic testing that she discovered that she has male chromosomes and both male and female characteristics. She has come out publicly, in part to help others who may be going through a similar experience. Here's her story.

More:

• What is intersex?
• Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides: an intersex novel