Intersexuals (also known as hermaphrodites) are people who were born with two sets of sexual organs. They have chromosomal abnormalities or hormonal imbalances and are not transsexuals. People who adopt a persona of the opposite sex for a special reason, such as Mulan (who took her father's place in the army) or the transvestites who change their sex to make a living, cannot be counted as true transsexuals.
至於出生時就具有兩套性器官，性染色體與性荷爾蒙異常的陰陽人並不稱為變性慾者，或是因為特殊緣故，例如代父從軍的花木蘭，因為生計工作而變性的人妖，都不能稱為變性慾者。