AIAB

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AIAB: Assigned Intersex/Indeterminate at Birth.

Alternate Names

• DIAB (Designated Intersex/Indeterminate at Birth)
• IAAB (Intersex/Indeterminate Assigned at Birth)
• Indeterminate

Pronunciation

in-di-ˈtərm-nət

Definitions

Indeterminate is a term for those who were identified as intersex at birth, those who were registered as indeterminate on their birth certificate, or later applied to have their intersex variation recognized on their birth certificate. AIAB may also be used by intersex people who choose not to or are unable to change their birth certificate marker, but have personally shed the labels of AMAB/AFAB and instead identifies their sex as indeterminate.

History

Australia, New Zealand and Germany allow indeterminate sex registration on birth certificates. With the goal of reducing IGM.

Community

Controversy

There is debate regarding including Indeterminate as an option in surveys, statistics and legal documents. Indeterminate not being a widely understood term outside the queer community, many intersex individuals being unaware of their variant and some feeling misrepresented by the term. Creating the risk of poor data quality.

There's also the concern the term will increase stigma faced by children registered as indeterminate. And affect the legal rights of adults and children AIAB.

Related Terms

• Intersex
• Variations in sex characteristics (VSC)