To be quite honest, most of my experience with term Intersex came after I was introduced to a manga that is referred to as Ai-Esu for IS. [IS: Otoko Demo Onna Demo Nai Sei ]
I do think that there is some care that needs to be taken when you broach subjects such as this. I think others have talked enough about making sure it is not the sole trait or defining part of your character though it could be something major so I will try to think about the aspect of RPing it in FFXIV.
For Eorzea versus the real world there are some issues that i think shold be considered. How does Eorzea view gender? Do they even have name and sex registries? Is there a requirement to decide gender based on sexual organs at birth? For a world like Eorzea, would people care about it?
A lot of issues now is that I think that a lot of people don't discuss, learn or educate on the matter. Sex vs gender. So it gets into an issue with people when you are growing up possibly. Your ID says this but you identify, want to be understood as, and want to be seen as ____. One of the main characters in the manga I referred to had the issue where he was born with both testicles and ovaries. His parents wanted to see how he grew up and didnt assign him a gender but in order to save his life as an infant his testicles were removed. He lives and grows up as a male but is forced into a female role by his school when he hits puberty and his beasts form up and he starts to menstruate. However he still identifies aND wants to be seen as male though he struggles with things because he is still growing up to learn who he is.
But would an Eorzean really run into these matters? Is your character still coming to terms with learning who they are? Why would it make an impact in RP or why would it become a "staple"? Are birth certificates a thing in Eorzea? Is gender or sex something that is recorded at birth that follows one around to identify a person? How far can the magic of the world go? Would it allow for easy sexual change to fit gender? Is it harder? Is there a difference?
I do think that there is some care that needs to be taken when you broach subjects such as this. I think others have talked enough about making sure it is not the sole trait or defining part of your character though it could be something major so I will try to think about the aspect of RPing it in FFXIV.
For Eorzea versus the real world there are some issues that i think shold be considered. How does Eorzea view gender? Do they even have name and sex registries? Is there a requirement to decide gender based on sexual organs at birth? For a world like Eorzea, would people care about it?
A lot of issues now is that I think that a lot of people don't discuss, learn or educate on the matter. Sex vs gender. So it gets into an issue with people when you are growing up possibly. Your ID says this but you identify, want to be understood as, and want to be seen as ____. One of the main characters in the manga I referred to had the issue where he was born with both testicles and ovaries. His parents wanted to see how he grew up and didnt assign him a gender but in order to save his life as an infant his testicles were removed. He lives and grows up as a male but is forced into a female role by his school when he hits puberty and his beasts form up and he starts to menstruate. However he still identifies aND wants to be seen as male though he struggles with things because he is still growing up to learn who he is.
But would an Eorzean really run into these matters? Is your character still coming to terms with learning who they are? Why would it make an impact in RP or why would it become a "staple"? Are birth certificates a thing in Eorzea? Is gender or sex something that is recorded at birth that follows one around to identify a person? How far can the magic of the world go? Would it allow for easy sexual change to fit gender? Is it harder? Is there a difference?
