Intersex Awareness, Questions and Answers, Short Messages

Four Things most were never taught in Sex Ed, that Intersex People Know: With Judi Herring, M.D.

Four Things most were never taught in Sex Ed, that Intersex People Know:  Gender is a social construct that was created by us humans. Gender cannot be determined by our genitals, reproductive system, hormones.  This means that gender cannot be determined by the size of one's clitoris or penis, the presence of testicles or ovaries,… Continue reading Four Things most were never taught in Sex Ed, that Intersex People Know: With Judi Herring, M.D.

Cosmetic Genital Surgery, Human Rights Violations, Short Messages

“It’s too small, let’s make them into a girl!” Yup, this atrocity is still happening today!

The comic below is borrowed from: Assigned Male Comics "Smashing the gender binary one strip at a time!" By Sophie Labelle Why is this a Human Rights Violation? So called "experts" and  doctors can assign an intersex baby's gender by the appearance of the genitals and how they interpret  the gender from it.  Here is the… Continue reading “It’s too small, let’s make them into a girl!” Yup, this atrocity is still happening today!

Poems

Poem: Maybe, just maybe, it is time to (Un)know Gender

My father told me to not tell. That the world would want me to burn in hell. I told you, my friend, you ran and flee. He was right, you hated me! I will forever miss those who could not be, on this path to cherish me. Family so mortified, Devastated that I am now alive.… Continue reading Poem: Maybe, just maybe, it is time to (Un)know Gender

Intersex Awareness, Prejudice, Relationships, Self-Determination

When Saliva Turns to Spit!

Facebook allows us to see your memories. I am not so sure it is good to look back at times. A HUGE number of my "friends" vanished, or had to be blocked as they were revealed as uneducated about intersex, haters, bigots, and simply unable to accept me.   Even educating them that I was an… Continue reading When Saliva Turns to Spit!

Celebrations, Self-Determination

The Emancipation of my Spirit and my true Gender.

Intersex Awareness Day, is October 26th, 2015,  and this day marks one year since the Emancipation of my spirit.  It marks the day I decide to escape the cultural entrapment and social expectations of living and appearing as female when I was never female. This day marks the day, my spirit was able to fully… Continue reading The Emancipation of my Spirit and my true Gender.

Celebrations, Intersex Awareness, Questions and Answers, Self-Determination

I am a SEAHORSE Dad

For fun, I compare myself to a seahorse dad.  For it is the seahorse dads who give birth.   Yes, I am a gestational father, a term I got from my intersex friend.  I am an intersex person, who identifies as being a man and gender nonconforming because my body is not male.  My body… Continue reading I am a SEAHORSE Dad