“…a woman determined to change the way people with ambiguous gender are treated.” 

Barbara Walters

Intersex people (formerly known as hermaphrodites) are born with genitals, reproductive organs, and/or chromosomes that do not fit typical definitions of male or female.

“Hida Viloria, a voluble hermaphrodite with exquisite cheekbones, can passeffortlessly from ravishing femininity to sullen machismo. Having lived credibly as a woman and as a man, Hida… now seems happiest occupying “the middle ground” between them.”

N.Y. Times