Actually Intersex
- I got this tattoo for myself the day I was diagnosed with MAIS
It's a personal mash-up of the Agender, Intersex and Transgender symbols, and a little bit of inspiration from dog desexing tattoos. I'd been questioning since late puberty if I might be Intersex, I never grew an Adam's apple and hardly any body hair despite family genetics. I came out as trans femme non-binary in my early 20s, but it wasn't until the third doctor I saw for hormones that questioned if I might have an intersex condition. The first doctor I saw never questioned that my T was well below the male range because I wanted to start HRT anyway. But he also still put me on T-blockers which have some awful side-effects, including dropping my T to completely zero. Thankfully I'm off those these days and estrogen alone keeps my T where it needs to be.
The last test that she ran was for sterility, so the day I got that result was when I got my official diagnosis. I'd never really wanted kids of my own, and didn't worry when starting HRT, but it still really shook me to learn that I'm not able too. Hence, I dropped into my local tattoo parlour with a rough sketch, because the adrenaline and pain from that helped me deal with my emotions in a more healthy way.
Anyway, hi, I'm Norah and that's my story :)
- Intersex Book Clubintersexbookclub.tumblr.com Intersex Book Club
An online book club for intersex people, our allies and those who are questioning to form social...
I co-organize an online intersex-themed book club. It's a place for intersex people to meet fellow intersex people and talk about intersex themes in literature. Perisex allies are welcome too.
We're reading the Left Hand of Darkness this month, next month we're gonna read a little bit of academic intersex studies, and looks like in October we'll be reading some short stories.
- Results of a 2016 IHRA survey of intersex Australiansihra.org.au New publication “Intersex: Stories and Statistics from Australia” – Intersex Human Rights Australia
We announce that the 2015 survey of people born with atypical sex characteristics has now been published. This survey was an independent research project led by Dr Tiffany Jones. The book has been peer reviewed and published by an academic publisher, Open Book Publishers. The strong team of co-autho...
Saw it posted on tumblr. No idea how the findings hold up in 2023 or internationally but still really sweet to learn more about other intersex people!
- "There's only two biological human sexes" (Meme)
Another meme from r/intersex that made me happy.
Alt-text: "There are only two biological human sexes". Tuvok from Star Trek Voyager is captioned "science" and says no. Kim from Voyager is captioned "intersex-phobes" and says yes.
- 'Every Body' puts faces to the long-silenced intersex communitywww.nbcnews.com 'Every Body' puts faces to the long-silenced intersex community
The new documentary from “RBG” director Julie Cohen lends a platform to the often ignored “I” in LGBTQIA.
Haven't seen the movie yet but I am pumped!
- Intersex Terminology Guidewww.tumblr.com Intersex Terminology Guide
Hi everyone! I thought I'd make a guide of basic intersex vocabulary and definitions. I will link to sources when relevant! intersex: "A difference in sex traits, that happens on its own, and is not…
From trans-axolotl on tumblr, I find it helpful for sharing with perisex friends!
- How Intersex People Identifyintersexandout.tumblr.com How Intersex People Identify
Co-authored by Dana Zzyym. Much has been said recently, on the heels of all the media attention on Caitlin Jenner and Rachel Dolezal, about the issue of how people “identify”. Meanwhile, Intersex...
- Why do I use ‘Intersex’ and not ‘DSD’?fujomod3r.medium.com Why do I use ‘Intersex’ and not ‘DSD’?
The short answer is that ‘intersex’ is an accurate, simple, internationally recognised, non-technical and non-pathologising term.
- A big list of intersex books, videos, articles, podcasts, etc
A big list of intersex media from intersex-support on tumblr! Please add any others you know in the comments! :)
- Biology of sex: why the sexual binary breaks on plantswww.tumblr.com I did it. I touched grass
But wait...it's not quite that simple... ...because plants often reproduce asexually! Plants can reproduce asexually by being cut into pieces which each grow back into whole plants, but I'll focus o…
- Why Middlesex is gross
So glad I saw this video before actually trying to read it, and glad to have it on hand every time I see Middlesex get put on lists of queer books (sigh)
- It me. (Meme found on reddit)
Alt text: scene from the Matrix. Morpheus shows Neo the red and blue pills, which are labelled "Broad shoulders, muscle mass, and a beard" and "Wide hips, narrow waist, and breasts". Neo is shown with "my puberty". Then Morpheus asking "Did you just take both pills?"
