Tag: My Intersex Story

Poems

Poem: Tattered and Torn Black Rose

Rev. Anunnaki Ray Marquez, M.Div.

Photo by T Leish Tattered and Torn Black Rose Tears always falling To laugh and scream at the same time Prisoners to our broken bodies Yet to dream of freedom some day Two of a kind Both tattered and torn Searching for something We will never find Perhaps I should leave here Go far away… Continue reading Poem: Tattered and Torn Black Rose

Poems

Poem: Match Making Angels

Rev. Anunnaki Ray Marquez, M.Div.

I fell in love with youBecause you were brought to me by two angels My Husband and Pete Two visiting red cardinals told us whytoo much to be chanceserendipity that we are both broken and so aloneA miracle You say it is too late to be lovedI will try to understandbutI will still love you… Continue reading Poem: Match Making Angels

My Intersex Story, Poems, Prejudice

Poem: This is not my world!

Rev. Anunnaki Ray Marquez, M.Div.

This is not my world. How could it be? You abort us, sterilize us, and destroy our genital integrity. You raise us the wrong gender with your "expertise" and "science." All without our consent as children. This is not my world. How could it be? You erased us from information technology, forms, and pretty much… Continue reading Poem: This is not my world!

Human Rights, Human Rights Violations, Intersex Activist, Intersex Awareness, Intersex Cosmetic Surgery, Intersex People, Intersex Traits, My Intersex Story, Science, Self-Determination

To help end intersex genital mutilation, please stop conflating sex traits with gender identity.

Rev. Anunnaki Ray Marquez, M.Div.

A person on social media wrote to me, "I am male?" When I asked if they were a man. I then told them this describes their endosex sex traits since they did not say they had intersex physiology. Then I asked: "What is your gender identity?" I still do not know this person's gender identity.… Continue reading To help end intersex genital mutilation, please stop conflating sex traits with gender identity.