Do I really have to have more surgery to fit into
YOUR WORLD?
I use to appear a typical woman
Then I use to want to appear a typical man
Now I am being compared to transgender men
I even made a lousy woman.
Where do I fit in?
Please do not erase me
♥
I have had over nineteen surgeries
Thanks to being sickly and broken all my life
I am EXHAUSTED trying to fit into your world
Please do not erase me
♥
Just let my body be.
They say “No Body is Shameful”
Oh how beautiful that is!
Please do not erase me
♥
I just want to go to the beach, the pool; to dress the way I am
But do I dare?
Will I be called the bearded woman?
Will you call me drag?
Would you be my friend or talk behind my back?
I am not a circus sideshow
♥
I am not a woman
I am an intersex person
I am an intersex man
Please do not erase me
♥
They said I am unlovable
Yet I even proved you wrong there
I am loved, desired and needed
I am a LOVED
parent, a husband, a brother, a cousin, and an amazing friend!
I even contribute to this world to make your planet a better place
YET
Here I am wishing…….
to be a part of your world
♥
Please, I beg this world for
OUR
HUMAN RIGHTS
♥
STOP Cutting us to make us fit in
Stop expecting me to CUT myself
To fit in.
♥
I WILL NOT HAVE MORE SURGERY!
This is my planet too!
“I”
Simply want human rights
“I”
Want to feel human
♥
Please do not erase me,
or
any of us Intersex People
“I”
doesn’t have to be invisible anymore!
Poem By Anunnaki Ray Marquez
November 8th, Intersex Day of Solidarity, 2015.
I wrote this poem to go along with this blog post:
All Intersex Bodies are beautiful, and I do not need fixed to fit your normal
You can also read:
Why Did I Name Myself Anunnaki Ray?
List of:
WORLD WIDE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT

A piece of art I bought from Far Out Design. CO
In Honor of Herculine Barbin: November 8th, Intersex Day of Solidarity.
~.V.~
I love you, Anunnaki! You are a warrior! I will not erase you!
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Amanda, you are pure love. This world is so blessed to have you in it! Thank you for being my best friend, and becoming my sister.
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Beautiful poem, so much said. Loved it!
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Thank you, Jeff.
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I wish that you had not been so terribly hurt by people insisting that you fit into some predetermined box. I will not erase you!
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Gavin, your friendship has become priceless.
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