Are you queer? Is
this a transgender thing?
No, most intersex people do not transition from the gender
they were assigned and raised in. Some
may choose to transition, or identify as something else altogether, but so do
many non-intersex people. Gender
identity and sexual orientation are separate issues from intersex. It may surprise you to know that many intersex
people get married and blend completely with heterosexual mainstream culture.
You denounce genital surgeries on children, is this just
about sex?
No. It is true that genital
surgeries very often reduce sexual sensation. The surgery issue
goes much farther than merely sex. It is
about personal autonomy and bodily integrity. The right to choose for ourselves what happens
to our bodies and our lives is the much deeper issue.
Can’t you just do a test to find out a babies true sex? What is the babies “real” sex?
No. You can test
gonadal tissue, chromosomes (which sometimes are both ambiguous) and hormone
levels to find the cause for ambiguous genitals. This will not, however, tell
you the baby’s “true” sex. This is hard
to accept, but the baby is not really a male or female. Biologically
they are intersex. While testing will
tell you which intersex condition they have, they cannot tell you how the baby
will identify.
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