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Born Eunuchs: An Intersexual Apologetic by Intersex Support Group International
A Mother's Story - Surgical Abuse of an Intersex Infant (YouTube)

This video provides a real life example of how parents of intersexual children are bullied by doctors who go so far as to perform genital mutilation without parental consent.

Intersex FAQ by Organisation Intersex International
Growing Up Intersex by Oprah Winfrey

Katie (and her mom), Hida, Lynnell (Steve) talk about growing up Intersex. Plus Dr. Alice Dreger clarifies categories, Jeffrey Eugenides on the book Middlesex.

Teaching Intersex Issues by Emi Koyama
Yellow for Hermaphrodites: Mani's Story by Greenstone Pictures

Documentary video.

Child with an Intersex Condition: Total Patient Care by Cheryl Chase

Educational video. This video tape is addressed to medical and mental health professionals, but is quite accessible to a lay audience as well. 20 minutes.

Is it a Boy or a Girl? by Discovery Channel

2000 documentary. A look at the hormonal and genetic causes of ambiguous or combined genitalia, the procedures used to "correct" the conditions and the lives of those affected as they grow up and learn what happened to them as babies. Nominated for a GLAAD award for Outstanding TV Journalism.

Hermaphrodites Speak! by Cheryl Chase

1997 documentary. 30 minutes.

The True Story of John/Joan by John Colapinto

Published in Rolling Stone magazine. 1998.

Hermaphrodites with Attitude by Intersex Society of North America
Chrysalis Special Issue on Intersexuality by various authors

Available online or in PDF format. 1997.

Teaching Intersex Issues (kit) by Intersex Society of North America

Teaching Intersex Issues is designed for undergraduate classes and offers instructors a two-week unit on intersex issues in a format that can easily be added to existing syllabi, expanded to constitute an entire course, or trimmed down to a few class sessions.

Intersex Video List by Intersex Society of North America
XXXY - A short documentary about intersex (video) by Porter Gale & Laleh Soomekh

2000 documentary. An intimate portrait of two individuals, Kristi and Howard, born "not wholly male and not wholly female. 13 minutes. Not Rated. Available on-line in its entirety.

Does having a Y chromosome make someone a man? by Intersex Society of North America
Is intersex the same as "ambiguous genitalia"? by Intersex Society of North America
Who was David Riemer? by Intersex Society of North America

A tale of sex, science, and abuse

What's the history behind the intersex rights movement? by Intersex Society of North America
Is a person who is intersex a hermaphrodite? by Intersex Society of North America
How common in intersex? by Intersex Society of North America
What is intersex? by Intersex Society of North America
How come many people have never heard of intersex? by Intersex Society of North America
Clinical guidelines for the management of disorders of sex development in childhood by Intersex Society of North America

Available online, in PDF format, or in printed form. 2006.

Handbook for Parents by Intersex Society of North America

Available online, in PDF format, or in printed form. 2006.

Intersex FAQ by Intersex Support Group International
The surgery you never wanted by Joanne Herman

Born somewhere between male and female, intersex people face unique gender identity issues, especially if “normalizing” surgeries were imposed on them at a young age.

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The fear of discrimination and rejection is very great for those of us who are perceived as being so different from everyone else. As a result, we tend to live very quiet, private, secret lives in order to survive.

~ Kim Jernigan


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