When we look at this history, what we see is a world that is never content just to let intersex people be. Intersex bodies have always been made to stand for more than they are: for God’s judgement, for the supernatural or monstrous, for threats to the patriarchal order. People whose intersex traits are obvious have rarely been able to fly under the radar. While trans history is often hidden […], intersex history is often violently laid bare before an invasive medical, religious or literary gaze.