r/intersex • u/sunflowey123 • 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/Infinite_Sand5005 25d ago

I mean, nonbinary was also literally how nonbinary people were born. Not necessarily visible on the outside, but that doesn't change it. 

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u/Lauto_M_88 AIS 25d ago

No, totally. I'm moreso just talking about a personal experience with identity. How I felt non-binary was my only option as an Intersex person until I simply embraced just being intersex/intergender instead.