On September 7, 1996, the AISSG of North America held its first meeting in New York City. The group, made up of mostly females with AIS and founded by Sherri Groveman, sought to forge a collaborative relationship with the medical community, so that intersex individuals would be seen as more than patients to be fixed and forgotten.

Historically, the medical profession thought that surgeries, hormone therapy, and parental secrecy would ‘cure’ intersex children and allow them to lead ‘normal’ lives. But during the inaugural meeting, doctors learned that these surgeries and hormone therapies led to lifelong health issues and parental secrecy led to shame and broken families.

In 2020, we rebranded as InterConnect. We welcome all intersex people, their families, friends & allies to join our group for support, programming, outreach and education.

For many members, InterConnect was the first place they discovered that they were not alone. By donating, you are ensuring that we can continue to build this life-changing community.

By donating, you are supporting our programming including in-person social programming, support groups, virtual hang-outs, youth programming, and more. InterConnect welcomes inquiries from families, practitioners, teachers, clergy, and anyone who is looking to better support an intersex person that is important to them.

Together, we can create a world that embraces intersex people and wholly affirms us as exactly who we are.

Greater Jacksonville Area Family Support Gathering