Meanings
- neologismuncountableFear, dislike, or hatred of intersexual people and/or intersexuality.
However, Turner said the bear community still has a way to go when it comes to greater diversity and acceptance, as he's faced both intersexphobia and biphobia from within its ranks.
2016 September, Matthew Wade, “Something To Growl About”, in Star Observer Magazine, page 132 more examples
Although there is overlap in ways that binary gender norms are imposed on trans* and intersex students, athletes, and staff, we feel it is important to understand how transphobia and intersexphobia work as different forms of discrimination.
2016, Heather Sykes, Christopher Smith, “Trans*, Intersex, and Cisgender Issues in Physical Education and Sport”, in Daniel B. Robinson, Lynn Randall, editors, Social Justice in Physical Education: Critical Reflections and Pedagogies for Change, page 275In fact, I believe that it is this fear of bodily difference, akin to homophobia, intersexphobia if you will, that drives some doctors to recommend, and parents to agree to, medically unnecessary surgery on intersex children and infants.
2020, Kimberly M. Zieselman, XOXY: A Memoir (Intersex Woman, Mother, Activist), page 205Synonyms: interphobia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounFear, dislike, or hatred of intersexual people and/or intersexuality.
Origin
Translations
French intersexophobie
- intersexophobieTranslations
Portuguese intersexofobia
- intersexofobiaTranslations
Cite this entry
intersexphobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersexphobia
“intersexphobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersexphobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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