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Operating to "normalize" intersex babies

jeudi 16 juillet 2020 à 02:00

Questioning the long-standing practice of operating to "normalize" intersex babies.

Which sorts of situations are likely to cause irreversible psychological harm is socially constructed, so it can change. It's possible that 70 years ago growing up intersex was a disaster, because it was taboo and its discovery was likely to trigger a horrible response. Nowadays, with the relaxation of imposed gender roles, maybe nowadays it is not a big deal — in some parts of the world.