d, human beings are
             divided into two kinds: a perfectly dimorphic species. Males have an X and a Y
             chromosome, testes, a penis and all of the appropriate internal plumbing for delivering
             urine and semen to the outside world. They also have well-known secondary sexual
             characteristics, including a muscular build and facial hair. Women have two X
             chromosomes, ovaries, all of the internal plumbing to transport urine and ova to the
             outside world, a system to support pregnancy and fetal development, as well as a variety
             of recognizable secondary sexual characteristics.
             For example hermaphrodites, or herms, who possess one testis and one ovary, the Merms, who have testis and some aspects of the female genitalia but no ovaries, and the Fems, who have ovaries and some aspects of the male genitalia but lacks testes may feel like outsiders. (Sterling 21) The definition of Hermaphroditism, is when an animal has both testicular and ovarian tissues. Sometimes tone gonad becomes a testis while the other becomes an ovary, and sometimes the gonads become a combination of ovaries and testes, containing a mixture of male and female components.
             Anne Fausto-Sterling has written about the problems of hermaphroditism. She claims the problems are those of a society that insists on one sex per body and that is uncomfortable with the concept of hermaphrodites. Hermaphrodites have created some interesting situations. In 1843, Levi Suydam, a 23 year-old resident of Salisbury, Connecticut, asked the town magistrates to validate his right to vote as a Whig in a particularly conflict-ridden local election. The opposing party raised some objections, saying that Levi was really a w
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