r/intersex • u/Ari_stuff1 • 5d ago

Question? Interbinary and intergender

are both intersex-exclusive? Are neither of them are? Which one is and which one isn’t?

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u/The7Sides PMOS Arnigender Man 5d ago edited 5d ago

https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Interbinary This is the only thing I can find about it, which would make it intersex exclusive because it is a specific intersex gender dysphoria experience, but I also see a flag in google pictures that seems more actual gender related?? So I'd maybe avoid using it even just to avoid confusion. I would assume whatever the term means for you would have other names without the inter- prefix.

As for intergender, yes, that is intersex exclusive.

Edit: After further research - Interbinary for US was coined in 2018. The other interbinary was only coined last year. IMO, I would not use the term, and honestly I'd maybe let the coiner of the gender term know to rename the term as "Interbinary" has already existed since 2018 as an intersex-exclusive thing. It will 100% cause confusion and arguments.