hello! i newly figured out i am intersex, however i haven't been able to find much content talking about intersex experience, history or community, when i first realized i was queer originally i found a lot of content like that and found it helpful, and i was wondering if there's any recommendations you might be willing to give about any content on being intersex or intersex creators who you think people should know about!
Hey!
This ask honestly made me really happy, because when I was searching for people and resources to share with you, I realized how much stuff has been created in the past 5 years. When I was diagnosed as intersex, I felt like there was so much less stuff than there even is now, so it makes me really happy to know there is more stuff, even if it's still hard to find.
Some of the things I've put on this list are outdated or might include perspectives that I don't completely love, but might include important historical context. It is also a very US centric and English language centric resource, although I have linked to organizations in other countries and would love if people added on recommendations to intersex resources in a variety of languages. As always, take what resonates with you and leave behind the rest!
Books:
Cripping Intersex by Celeste E Orr
Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex by Elizabeth Reis
XOXY: A Memoir by Kimberly Zieselman
Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word) by Thea Hillman
In September, Alicia Weigel is releasing her memoir Inverse Cowgirl.
In August, Pidgeon Pagonis is releasing their memoir, Nobody Needs to Know.
Fiction books:
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Intersex #ownvoices books, collated by Bogi Takács
Films:
Every Body directed by Julie Cohen is in theaters right now, and will eventually be on streaming services.
Ponyboi directed by River Gallo
Intersexion directed by Grant Lahood
Articles + misc:
Hermaphrodites with Attitude newsletter-content note for h slur and some other outdated language. Very important history though <3
Jazz Legend Little Jimmy Scott Is a Cornerstone of Black Intersex History by Sean Saifa Wall
What it's like to be a Black intersex woman by Tatenda Ngwaru
9 Young People on How They Found Out They Are Intersex by Hans Lindhal
Teen Vogue's series of intersex interviews
After years of protest, a top hospital ended intersex surgeries. For activists, it took a deep toll by Kate Sosin
Intersex Awareness Day: A Demonstration that Inspired a Movement
Normalizing intersex: Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics
Music-Ana Roxanne
Youth&I-intersex youth zine
Juliana Huxtable-Visual Art
Youtube channels:
Emilord-videos about AIS and surgery.
Jubilee Intersex video
Hans Lindhal-videos on a wide variety of intersex topics.
What's It Like To Be Intersex? | Minutes With | UNILAD
What It's Like To Be Intersex As/Is
Pass the Mic: Intercepting Injustice with Sean Saifa Wall
Intersex Organizations:
Link to org list
People/orgs to follow:
Sean Saifa Wall
Alicia Weigel
River Gallo
Hans Lindhal
Fàájì/funk
Jahni
Justin Tsang
Intersex Awareness (fabulous direct action organizing in the US-keep an eye out cause we're gonna do more this year!)
Liat Feller
Jubilee
Crystal Hendricks
Mari Wrobi
Intersex people, please feel free to add on more resources, art, writing, and people that you like!!
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