FIVE ARTICLES WRITTEN BY OTHERS
1) Please Read Article:
9 Damaging Lies Doctors Told Me When I Was Growing Up Intersex
By Pidgeon Pagonis
“You’ve told one lie after another to my family and me since I was three months old. And thanks to you all, I – like millions of other intersex folks – have been forced to live two lives.”
Doctors gave this author and their family lots of misleading information about being intersex. And they’re not the only family – lying is standard procedure. Here’s why we need doctors to stop the lies.
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2) Article:
“The big deal is that as a society, we’re hooked on the idea of sex as a binary thing.”
9 Ways Intersex Youth Want You to Support Them
By Kel Kray
3) Article:
“You may have noticed that here at Everyday Feminism, our queer-and-trans section is labeled “LGBTQIA.” And while “LGBTQ” might be familiar to a lot of you, the added “IA” often isn’t.”
Intersex 101: Respecting Variations in Biological Sex
By Erin McKelle
4) Article:
“As many as 4% of the population are predicted to be intersex, so it’s not rare at all.”
Intersex Awareness
By Lauren Bird
Intersex is as common as red heads!
5) Article:
“Such violations are rarely discussed and even more rarely investigated or prosecuted,” Hussein said. “The result is impunity for the perpetrators, lack of remedy for victims, and a perpetuating cycle of ignorance and abuse.”
Intersex Surgeries Are Human Rights Violations, Says U.N. Group by Azeen Ghorayshi
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