Directory of Intersexed Resources

Home > Society > Transgendered > Intersexed

Information by and for intersexed folks: people who were born with anatomy that differs from cultural ideas of what "male" and "female" are supposed to be, whether they have ambiguous genitalia, XXY chromosomes, or something else entirely.

Subcategories

• Academic
• Activism
• Gender Assignment
• Health and Wellness
• Law
• Mailing Lists
• News and Media
• Personal Pages
• Support Groups
• Writing and Literature

Resources in This Category

• Genetic Alliance Group

  http://www.geneticalliance.org.uk/
  UK-based organisation that aims to increase the public/government profile of genetic conditions. The AIS Support Group (UK) is affiliated to GIG.

• Genetic Org

  http://www.genetic.org/
  Klinfelter's support site. Designed to provide support and education for families and professionals dealing with these genetic conditions, including sex chromosome variations 47XXY, 48XXYY, 48XXXY, 49XXXXY, and 46XY/47XXY mosaic.

• GIRES: The Gender Identity Research & Education Society

  http://www.gires.org.uk/
  Registered UK charity that sponsors research and education on gender identity.

• Guide to Medical Intersexuality Vocabulary

  http://www.healthyplace.com/gender/inside-intersexuality/guide-to-medical-intersexuality-vocabulary/
  Includes such bitterly funny entries as "Ambiguous Genitalia: Genitalia that refuse to declare their sex to doctors--no doubt on the principle that under interrogation by the enemy you should give only name, rank, and serial number."

• Hypospadias

  http://www.the-penis.com/hypospadias.html
  Why it happens, what it is, what to do; see photos of hypospadias and contact others with it. Discusses androgen insensitivity, testicular feminization syndrome, development, and even ISNA.

• Inside Intersexuality

  http://www.healthyplace.com/gender/inside-intersexuality/inside-intersexuality-homepage/
  Information and support for intersexuals and parents of intersexuals. Articles on genital surgery, gender orientation, sexual identity, and message board.

• Sex Police

  http://www.salon.com/1999/04/05/sex_police/
  The biology of sex is being hotly debated, as parents, doctors and researchers reevaluate what it means to be male and female. This is an article about 'gender reinforcement' surgery by a subscriber to the US branch of the AIS Support Group.

• The Sex That Dare Not Speak Its Name

  http://www.isna.org/node/107
  A long article by Emily Nussbaum in the current issue of Lingua Franca details the rise of the increasingly successful intersex social justice movement, its alliances with humanists and social scientists in the academy, and growing pockets of change within the medical community.

• Transcending Boundaries Conference

  http://www.transcendingboundaries.org/
  Conference for bisexual/pansexual, trans/genderqueer, and intersex people and our allies. Includes information on registration, housing, travel and workshops.

• UK Turner Society

  http://www.tss.org.uk/
  Contains support, information on hormone replacement therapy for folks with Turner's, health issues for folks with TS, and personal stories.

Related Categories

• Home > Health > Conditions and Diseases > Sex-Development Disorders > Intersex

Other Languages

• German

 

Home > Society > Transgendered > Intersexed

 

---

 

Thanks to DMOZ, which built a great web directory for nearly two decades and freely shared it with the web. About us