LGBTQIA+ on Yik Yak | No, you have to be born intersex to be intersex, but I think what this shows is that intersex art and activism (which promotes acceptance and love of bodies that don’t fit neatly into one binary sex) stands to benefit everyone, not only intersex people.

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LGBTQIA+ 17h

No, you have to be born intersex to be intersex, but I think what this shows is that intersex art and activism (which promotes acceptance and love of bodies that don’t fit neatly into one binary sex) stands to benefit everyone, not only intersex people.

LGBTQIA+ 1d

Absolutely open to criticism on this one (pls be kind though) but ive been wondering recently, do any other trans people kind of identify with being intersex, even if we werent born that way? My gender identity is one thing but my body (cont)

Anonymous 17h

Listening to trans voices can help us understand gender and the ways it’s construction can imprison or empower us, even as cis people, and listening to intersex voices, even as endosex people, can help us do the same with biological sex — sex is way more complicated than XX = female and XY = male, and part of why heterosexist society ostracizes and medically abuses intersex people is because their very existence is a challenge to a gender essentialist order

Anonymous 13h

respectfully, what does “born intersex” mean in this case? it has multiple definitions depending on context, so I’m not sure about the criteria for identifying as intersex (though I imagine it may not be very clear-cut)

Anonymous

#1 6h

I think it’s referring to the physical condition where someone is born without strictly male or female genitalia or internal reproductive organs, I’m pretty sure there’s many variations of this but it is based on biological characteristics, not its own gender identity (I could be off base or have worded this wrong so I hope someone can correct me if so)

Anonymous

#2 6h

This is true, but there are also people who are intersex based on hormonal or chromosomal differences - it’s an umbrella term that represents diverse experiences of sex (though intersex ppl are born intersex, it’s not uncommon to find out later in life) - the (somewhat problematic) medical term is “DSD” (Differences in Sexual Development) but not everyone who has a “dsd” will call themselves intersex either (for example many men with hypospadius don’t call themselves intersex)

Anonymous

OP 6h

This is just based on my understanding, though, please keep in mind that I’m not intersex myself, and haven’t experienced it personally, so other people can tell it better. But i do recommend the Intersex Justice Project’s online resources for medical or pre-health students who want to learn more about the development side

Anonymous

OP 4h

yeah, my understanding was that it’s more of an umbrella term that can include many diverse biological & developmental components that makes it at least somewhat self-determined since “intersex traits” don’t always mean someone’s intersex (like your example abt men with hypospadius). I’ll look more into it though, thank you for the source & for answering my question :)