On Wednesday, Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit issued a Prosecutor’s Office’s Directive on respecting the gender identity of transgender, intersex and gender-nonconforming community members.

DSD is a condition where a person's sex development involving genes, reproductive organs and hormones is different from other people's. South Africa has enacted laws to protect the rights of intersex persons. This law stipulates that intersex persons be treated as equals, without prejudice in South Africa. In August, for the first time ever, Kenya counted and included intersex persons in its population census, making it the first African country to do so. Intersex persons are discriminated against because society does not have enough public information on intersexuality, says, Dr. David Segal.