ABSTRACT
This chapter considers intersex from liturgical perspectives, particularly how worship steeped in sexual dimorphism has led to the liturgical erasure of intersex people, making them feel unwelcome, invisible, and excluded. First is an examination of the experiences of intersex people in Christian worship throughout history, including the experiences of my interview partners. Next is an exploration of the importance of liturgical language and the need to move beyond the binary language of sexual polymorphism and toward the inclusive, expansive, and emancipatory language of sexual polymorphism, including in congregational song. Making the connection between liturgy and ethics, this chapter concludes by discussing liturgies of livability which enact a theology of ‘both/neither,’ allowing for the full humanity and flourishing of intersex people both in worship and in the world.
