ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Discrimination against intersex people

Okay kiddo, so you know how boys have a penis and girls have a vagina, right? Well, sometimes, when babies are born, their bodies may have some parts of both a boy and a girl. When this happens, it means they are intersex.

Now, people who are intersex can face discrimination just because they don't fit into the typical "boy" or "girl" categories that society likes to put people in. This can mean that they might have trouble finding jobs or getting treated fairly at school, or they might get picked on or bullied just because they're different.

Some people might even try to force intersex people to have surgeries or take hormone treatments, just so they can fit into one of those categories. That's not fair, though, because intersex people should be allowed to be who they are, just like everyone else.

So, we need to make sure that people understand that just because someone is intersex, that doesn't make them any less of a person. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and kindness, no matter what their body looks like or how they feel about themselves.