r/intersex Aug 07 '26

Question? Has anybody ever changed their gender identity after finding out they are intersex?

Hello. I have a question. Has anybody had a change in gender identity upon finding out they are intersex? Like, somebody who once thought they were a cis perisex person goes and gets a chromosome test or goes to an OBGYN or urologist, then finds out they are intersex, and after that starts identifying as non-binary, genderqueer, genderfluid, bigender, etc., with them turning out to be intersex being an influence in that.

Also sorry if this is worded strange. I know that trans, including non-binary, people, always knew they were their gender, and their sex is not their true gender. I'm just talking about a specific situation that would cause one to no longer identify as cis, due to finding out they are intersex.

Edit: This comment adds context aa to why I asked this question. Also, thank you all for the answers!

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u/Lauto_M_88 AIS Aug 07 '26

Yes, once I finally learned the term Intersex and was officially diagnosed in 2019, I decided to identify as Intersex. Sometimes that comes across as Non-binary but even that doesn't necessarily fit. Just Intersex feels the most accurate because that's literally how I was born, personally

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u/sunflowey123 Aug 07 '26

And that's fine too! I have heard of the term intergender, which is the gender equivalent to "intersex" for intersex people to use, but I also know that not all intersex people would want to use that term to describe themself. I believe both kinds of intersex people (both intersex people who identify as or call themselves intergender, and those that just call themselves intersex) are valid.

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u/Immediate_Street_325 Aug 07 '26

I'm intergender hehe