Stoller presents an interesting case of a male with a bound-down short penis with hypospadias as a point of departure for a discussion of his thesis that in some rare individuals the core gender identity ('I am male' or 'I am female') may be hermaphroditic. In such an instance the individual is convinced that he is not male or female but both. He is a member of a third gender—a hermaphroditic gender. This situation arises when the individual has been raised in an atmosphere