BBC: What is the truth about the sexes? It is a deeply-held assumption that every person is either male or female; but many people are now questioning whether this belief is correct.
This compelling and sensitive documentary unlocks the stories of people born neither entirely male nor female. Conditions like these have been known as 'intersex' and shrouded in unnecessary shame and secrecy for decades. It's estimated that DSDs (Disorders of Sexual Development) are, in fact, as common as twins or red hair - nearly one in 50 of us.
The programme features powerful insights from people living with these conditions, and the medical teams at the forefront of the field, including clinical psychologist Tiger Devore, whose own sex when born was ambiguous.
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GenjiKilpatricksays...psh. what's so bad about not having a womb.
I ain't got one and I'm doin' just fine.
hpqpsays...Gender reassignment surgery on babies should be banned. Not only does it medically justify the stigmatisation of intersex individuals, but it often gets it wrong, causing immense psychological (and often physical) pain to those it was done to.
I'm looking forward to the day when it will be widely recognised/accepted that gender, like sexual orientation, is a question of spectrum, not either/or.
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