Socialization experiences around having an intersex variation have lasting impacts on intersex individuals’ well-being. Understanding commonalities in socialization experiences of intersex children and adolescents can inform influential figures in the lives of intersex individuals on how to provide improved support and positive socialization. Guided by a critical intersex perspective, we interviewed 28 emerging adults (18–29 years old) who identified as intersex and/or had a variation in sex characteristics about their socialization experiences in childhood and adolescence. Consultants from interACT Advocates for Intersex Youth advised throughout all stages of this project. Using reflexive thematic analysis, the coding team identified six themes throughout the interviews of key socialization experiences that contributed to these intersex emerging adults’ meaning-making around having an intersex variation growing up: (a) We Don’t Talk About This, (b) We’re All In The Dark, (c) We Could Use Some Help, (d) I Should Be Less Me, (e) My Body Isn’t Mine, and (f) I Feel Supported and Empowered. These findings highlight commonalities and intersectionality across intersex experiences as well as the need for change at multiple levels to improve the socialization experiences of intersex young people and increase support.

围绕双性变异的社交经历对双性个体的福祉具有持久影响。了解双性儿童和青少年社会化经历的共性可以为双性人生活中的有影响力的人物提供如何提供更好的支持和积极的社会化的信息。在批判的双性人视角的指导下，我们采访了 28 名新兴成年人（18-29 岁），他们被认为是双性人和/或在童年和青春期的社会化经历中性别特征存在差异。 interACT Advocates for Intersex Youth 的顾问在该项目的各个阶段提供了建议。通过反思性主题分析，编码团队在对关键社交经历的采访中确定了六个主题，这些经历有助于这些双性新兴成年人在成长过程中围绕双性变异进行意义建构：(a) 我们不谈论这个，(b) ）我们都在黑暗中，（c）我们需要一些帮助，（d）我应该不再是我，（e）我的身体不是我的，（f）我感到支持和赋权。这些发现强调了双性人经历的共性和交叉性，以及需要在多个层面进行变革，以改善双性年轻人的社会化经历并增加支持。