Intersex Primer - Personal, Political, Scholarly

[blacksquirrel]

So, many of you may remember the blow-up a few weeks ago about medical research which surgically intervened to "normalize" the shape and size of the clitoris/"micro-penis" in underage girls, followed by the use of vibrators to measure the girls' level of retained genital sensation. There was tremendous outcry and disgust, followed by a few posts

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[rubynye]

Oh, wow. Thank you writing this for us.

[blacksquirrel]

You're welcome - these resources should be more widely available.

[arallara]

Thank you so much for this post. I'm minimally educated about intersex issues, which is to say that while I may understand the discursive sex-gender issues involved theoretically, I'm not very educated about how those play out experientially and historically for actual intersexed people and their families. I'm really grateful you felt like sharing your family's experience, and I super appreciate the links.

[blacksquirrel]

You're welcome - thank you for reading and commenting. Do check out the articles - there is some really interesting reading in there, from a number of perspectives.

[sinensiss]

Thank you so much for sharing this experience, and these links.

[blacksquirrel]

You're welcome - I hope that the incident with this study raises public awareness a bit. Thank you for reading and commenting!

[igrockspock]

Thank you so much! I teach a little bit about intersex issues, but I think this will be a fabulous way to help me expand and refine our discussions.

[blacksquirrel]

You're welcome - and that's excellent - I'm glad to hear that these articles will circulate widely.

[hoosierbitch]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience and for providing the links.

*goes off to read*

[blacksquirrel]

You're welcome - I hope that the articles are useful.