This is a list of intersex characters in fiction, i.e. fictional characters that either self-identify as intersex or have been identified by outside parties to be intersex. Listed characters are either recurring characters, cameos, guest stars, or one-off characters.
For more information about fictional characters in other parts of the LGBTQ community, see the lists of lesbian (with sub-pages for characters in anime and animation), bisexual (with sub-sections for characters in anime and animation), gay, non-binary, trans, pansexual, and asexual characters.
The names are organized alphabeticallyby surname (i.e. last name), or by single name if the character does not have a surname. If more than two characters are in one entry, the last name of the first character is used.
See also: List of animated series with LGBTQ characters, Animated series with LGBTQ characters: 1990s, Animated series with LGBTQ characters: 2000s, and Animated series with LGBTQ characters: 2010s
Characters
Title
Character debut date
Notes
Country
Ryo Asuka
Devilman Crybaby
January 5, 2018
Ryo Asuka is a genderless angel who is Akira Fudo's best friend, while Akira is the protagonist. Akira was the first person to show him kindness, causing him to become deeply attached.[1] Near the end, Ryo remembers he is Satan, an intersex fallen angel who fell out of favor with God when he challenged God's authority for killing the demons and replacing them with humans.[2] Satan set out to start a war between humans and demons and was reborn as a male. He fell in love with Akira and subconsciously had him turned into a devilman (a demon human hybrid) to ensure he would survive the war and be by his side. By the end of the series, Satan realizes he loves Akira despite having previously believed love did not exist and cries and mourns Akira's death.[3] Akira is in a relationship with a woman, but his feelings towards Ryo have been described as homoerotic.[4]
A well-endowed intersex angel with a broken halo,[5] Crimvael has male and female genitalia, as noted throughout the series.[6] Despite his feminine appearance, he chooses to identify as male upon meeting Stunk and Zel in episode 1, to avoid them trying anything perverted on him. He is hinted to be bisexual in episode 3[7] and in episode 9,[8] the narrator uses the pronoun "they" to refer to Crim. This is due to Crim having no set gender, much like the rest of the angels, and the narrator takes note on that.
Luca, in the anime and manga Astra Lost in Space, is an artist and talented engineer on board the Astra.[9] He was raised as and mostly identifies as a boy, and comes out as intersex halfway through the story, in the episode "Secret", not considering himself a man or a woman.[10] His characteristics imply he most likely has Klinefelter's or a milder type of Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, and was described by Michele Liu of Anime News Network as "unique" since Luca is a main character which is born intersex rather than "altered by sci-fi space diseases or external influence," with Liu also describing Luca as bisexual.[11]
Iena Madaraba, also known as Yena or Hyena, is a spotted hyena with female genitalia and is confused about her true gender & sexuality. Even after her real gender is proven, Hitomi reassures Iena to just be the tomboyish she wants. It is hinted on multiple occasions that Iena and Hitomi have mutual feelings for each other. In the future, Iena is a martial artist. After failing to feel feminine in various episodes, she claims out that she will still be a male inside in episodes such as "The Wild Habits of a Troubled Animal".[12]Crunchyroll described Iena as a "gender-ambiguous hyena person."[13]
Ruby Moon
Cardcaptor Sakura
September 7, 1999
Ruby Moon has no biological sex.[14] They are always seen presenting as female, even though Spinel Sun often asks her why don't they present as male for a change as shown in episodes like "Sakura and the Mysterious Transfer Student". At some points, Ruby Moon states that their gender does not matter because they are not actually human and also that girls have cuter clothes. They appear to have a crush on Touya.[15] Like Syaoran, Sakura, Touya, Yukita, and Tomoyo, they also reappear in Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card.[16]
Stevonnie is a fusion of both Steven and Connie. Steven and Connie identify as male and female respectively, but the gender of Stevonnie is difficult to describe,[17] with series creator Rebecca Sugar describing it as the "living relationship between Steven and Connie."[18] Stevonnie is commonly referred to with gender neutral pronouns (such as the singular they), while male and female characters seem to be physically attracted to Stevonnie.[19] Stevonnie also appears in a non-speaking role in the episode "Bismuth Casual" of the limited epilogue series, Steven Universe Future.[20]
Izana belongs to a new, nonbinary third gender that originated during the hundreds of years of human emigration into space, as first shown in the episode "Commencement."[21][22] Izana later turns into a girl after falling in love with Nagate Tanasake.
Comet is an intersex character, who changed their form from female to male,[27] and Comet later began relationship with Blithe, since she loved both their forms (revealing that Blithe is bisexual).[27][28]
In this manga adaptation of Richard III, Richard is portrayed as intersex instead of hunchbacked as the character is normally depicted in the original play.[31]
Kirsten, homecoming queen and champion hurdler, finds her life turned upside-down after a diagnosis with androgen insensitivity syndrome in this novel.[43]
Callie Stephanides
Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
2002
Callie "Cal" Stephanides is an intersex character in this novel.[44]
In the season 6 episode "The Accidental Tsuris", recurring character Lorraine is established to have been born intersex. Lorraine's parents had her operated on, after which they raised Lorraine as a girl.[54]
Peta is character revealed as intersex in the final episode of the second Janet King series (S2, ep.8).[56]
Raven
Amanda Saenz
Faking It
2014-2018
Raven was notable for being the first intersex character played by an openly intersex person.[57]
Alexandria 'Alex' Robinson
Cameron Richardson
House
2004-2012
Alex, a patient in the season 2 episode "Skin Deep", is revealed to be intersex. The handling of the character was labeled offensive by the Intersex Society of North America[58]
^"CHARACTER-TVアニメ" [CHARACTER-TV Anime]. Astra Lost in Space Official Website. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
^"悩みし獣の野性的習慣-イエナとテルの話-" [Wild habits of worried beasts - The story of Jena and Teru-]. Official Seton Academy: Join the Pack! website. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020. What is masculinity and femininity? I want to hit Hitomi-chan as it is without being swayed by such a thing! If you have a strong feeling and an unbreakable heart, you can overcome any wall! I want to say, but it's a tantrum. Because you are trying to get over it, you're a kuso hyena and a xoratelle.
^"科戸瀬イザナ: 豊崎愛生" [Kadose Izana: Aki Toyosaki]. Tsutomu Nihei / Kodansha / Toa Heavy Industries Gravity Festival Administration Bureau (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 12, 2021.
^Moondaughter, Wolfen (2013-02-18). "Not Safe for Work". Sequential Tart. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
^Chloé C (2020). "Cast". Official Go Get a Roomie! website. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
^Chloé C. (w, a). "I missed you"Go Get a Roomie! (October 26, 2015), Self-published
^ abGreenberger, Robert (2008). "Comet". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 86. ISBN978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC213309017.
^Holmes, Morgan (August 16, 2007). "Cal/liope in Love: The 'Prescientific' Desires of an Apolitical 'Hermaphrodite'". Journal of Lesbian Studies. 11 (3–4): 223–232. doi:10.1300/J155v11n03_05. ISSN1089-4160. PMID17954458. S2CID41405702.