infant genital mutilation

Intersex – the last great worldwide struggle for fundamental human rights

8 September 2011

MEDIA RELEASE 5 September 2011 Brussels, Belgium FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL INTERSEX FORUM The world’s 1st International Intersex Organising Forum took place in Brussels between 3-5 September 2011. The historic event brought together 24 activists representing 17 intersex organisations from all continents. Around the world intersex individuals are being subjected to inhumane and degrading altering surgical [...]

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[Op/Ed] Intersex, IGM and Quoting the Rotting Corpse of ISNA

19 March 2011

I sincerely hope that this small, current spate of stories by intersex people about the medical outrages committed upon our bodies continues and that the powers-that-be bother to begin to take notice. It is a shame, though, that well-meaning but shortsighted journalists continue to shove their microphones into the mouth of the rotting corpse of [...]

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medpage TODAY: Bad Signaling Blamed for ‘Intersex’ Disorder

7 December 2010

A genetic switch in an unexpected pathway appears to hold the key to hardwiring gender either to the specifications of the chromosomes or against them, causing a so-called intersex disorder, researchers found. Mutations in MAP3K1 emerged in individuals with XY chromosomes but female physical development in two of 11 sporadic cases and both families with [...]

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FreeEssays.cc: Intersexuality And Scripture

1 December 2010

AS a brute physical phenomenon, the bodiliness of people like us who are born intersexed challenges cherished assumptions about sex and gender made by many people within Western society. A variety of social institutions, including the dominant canons of medical practice and conceptions, much of the domain of the law itself, and some of the [...]

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Physorg.com: Scientists identify gene linked to common birth defect in male genitalia

1 December 2010

IT was previously known that genetics play a part in developing the condition, with five percent of patients having an affected male relative, but the genes involved were unknown. This study shows for the first time that a gene inherited from the mother is likely to be important in development of the condition. Hypospadias is [...]

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Genital Autonomy: Intersex Children

20 November 2010

INTERSEX refers to atypical internal and/or external anatomical sexual characteristics, where features usually regarded as male or female may be mixed to some degree. This is a naturally occurring variation in humans. From the late 1950′s onwards, starting in the USA, intersex infants and children were increasingly subject to cosmetic surgeries intended to ensure that [...]

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YouTube.com: Penn & Teller Bullshit: Circumcision 2/2

20 November 2010

CIRCUMCISION as a baby, is f**king bullsh*t. If you seriously want to mutilate the penis of your baby, you are one sick person. …

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theage.com.au: Judge allows parents to have boys castrated

17 November 2010

TWO little boys will have their testes removed after a court allowed their parents to authorise the procedure to prevent them developing potentially fatal cancers. The boys, aged 18 months and three years, have been diagnosed with Denys-Drash syndrome, which is so rare they are thought to be the only two people in Australia who [...]

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The Lancet Conferences: Women’s Health in Asia

13 November 2010

CHINA has the largest population and the greatest number of women in the world, which, along with China’s ongoing economic and cultural metamorphosis, creates enormous challenges in the provision of health-care services for women. According to the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health 2007–08 in Asia, China had the highest number of deliveries, [...]

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The Terminology of Intersex

13 November 2010

THERE are two fundamental issues that must be considered when considering terminology around intersex. Scientific nomenclature: INTERSEX is a scientific term that describes all differences of sex biology within the animal kingdom that are not hermaphroditic. Terminology such as “hermaphrodite”, “pseudo-hermaphrodite”, “disorders” and “conditions” have been used in some medical literature to describe intersex differences [...]

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The [Yogyakarta] Principles in Action: Activist’s Guide

10 November 2010

THIS guide will allow those working in the area of sexual orientation and gender identity to determine how other activists have used the Yogyakarta Principles to further their work. … External link: ARC International Editorial comment: NO intersex people were present at the meeting that formulated the Yogyakarta Principles. On the evidence contained within the [...]

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Conversations with Richard Fidler: Phoebe Hart

9 November 2010

DOCUMENTARY filmmaker Phoebe Hart has a condition called AIS – Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome; a woman with male chromosomes, which means she’s part male and part female. When her mother finally revealed the full truth about her condition Phoebe was intially shocked, but then relieved to have an explanation for why she was different to her [...]

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