“…Many intersex/DSD and transgender people, who, for a long time, considered themselves exceptional cases and were exclusively informed about their gender identity by medical experts, have now come into contact with others who have had similar life and medical treatment experiences. This process led to destigmatization and increased public awareness of the existential problems that intersex/DSD and transgender individuals could experience living outside the binary gender norm (Krämer 2022). In response, several countries have introduced legal safeguards; more than 20 have now established an official third gender (including Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, Bangladesh, and India).…”