LibGuides: LGBTQIA+ Resources: Intersexual

LGBTQIA+ Populations

The following pages represent a partial list of groups within the LGBTQIA+ community, including:

What is Intersex?

Intersex (also known within the medical community as DSD, or disorders of sex develpment) refers to a series of medical conditions in which a child's genetic sex (chromosomes) and phenotypic sex (genital appearance) do not match, or are somehow different from the "standard" definition of male or female. About one in 2,000 babies are born visibly intersexed, while some others are detected later.

- Intersex Initiative

Intersexual Resources

Intersex Society of North America
"The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) is devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with an anatomy that someone decided is not standard for male or female."
Intersex Information Sheet
Provides answers to questions about Intersexuality, and created by the Gender Equity Resource Center at UC Berkeley.
Intersex Initiative
"Intersex Initiative (IPDX) is a Portland, Oregon based national activist and advocacy organization for people born with intersex conditions."
Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation
Discusses the issues surrounding the 1996 Criminalization of Female Genital Mutilation Act and its relevance to cosmetic surgeries performed on young intersex individuals.
Bodies Like Ours
"Bodies Like Ours seeks to end the shame and secrecy that surrounds people born intersexed and/or with atypical genitals through community and peer support. Our goals are to make it acceptable to be born intersexed and/or with atypical genitals. We are not a small community, but years of shame, secrecy, and isolation have taught us to remain hidden, hoping that no one discovers our 'secret'."

Intersex Advocacy Groups

Advocates for Informed Choice
"Advocates for Informed Choice (AIC) uses innovative legal strategies to advocate for the civil rights of children born with variations of reproductive or sexual anatomy."
Accord Alliance
"Accord Alliance's mission is to promote comprehensive and integrated approaches to care that enhance the health and well-being of people and families affected by DSD [(Disorder of Sexual Development)] by fostering collaboration among all stakeholders."