What is the status of herms in society?
Hermaphrodites suffered from various degrees of discrimination after the Gene Wars. However, when the new chakat species started gaining in popularity, pressure was applied to enact new laws specifically to deal with this problem. Legislation banning discrimination on the basis of gender was extended to specifically cover herms. Herms may present themselves as males or females if they choose in any situation excepting those where they would gain an unfair advantage (e.g. athletics), although many will opt to evince both sides of their dual nature. Nevertheless, many people are not comfortable with herms, so it is often hard for them to find suitable partners. Most herms are very ordinary people though as, like all other exotic morph species, their exaggerated traits were brought under control after the Wars. Although not generally known, there is a support organisation for herms called the Double H Club. The HH stands for Hermaphrodite Haven, and is there to provide social and other fo
