Intersex Awareness Day
Today is the 2nd annual Intersex Awareness Day.
www.intersex-awareness-day.org
Intersex refers to a series of medical conditions in which a child's genetic sex (chromosomes) and phenotypic sex (genital appearance) do not match, or are somehow different from the "standard" male or female.
About one in 2,000 babies are born visibly intersexed, while some others are detected later. The current medical protocol calls for the surgical "reconstruction" of these different but healthy bodies to make them "normal," but this practice has become increasingly controversial as adults who went through the treatment report being physically, emotionally, and sexually harmed by such procedures.
Intersex Awareness Day is the international day of grass-roots action to end shame, secrecy and unwanted genital cosmetic surgeries on intersex children.
www.intersex-awareness-day.org
Intersex refers to a series of medical conditions in which a child's genetic sex (chromosomes) and phenotypic sex (genital appearance) do not match, or are somehow different from the "standard" male or female.
About one in 2,000 babies are born visibly intersexed, while some others are detected later. The current medical protocol calls for the surgical "reconstruction" of these different but healthy bodies to make them "normal," but this practice has become increasingly controversial as adults who went through the treatment report being physically, emotionally, and sexually harmed by such procedures.
Intersex Awareness Day is the international day of grass-roots action to end shame, secrecy and unwanted genital cosmetic surgeries on intersex children.