I was reading about Cheryl Chase. (tinyurl.com/2avpma) . At the bottom of the entry, I noticed this "She also lobbies for the abolition of the word Hermaphrodite in favor of Disorders of Sex Development."
My first reaction is "Fuck that!"
Gender variants are common in nature. It's not a disorder. Last thing I need is yet another pathologizing of intersexed folks.
Don't like hemaphrodite? Well, I personally find "Disorders of Sex Development", MORE judgemental.
What's wrong with "Variant or Atypical Sex Development"? I think it's a lot more neutral & does not patholigize gender variant folks.
What do you think?
Max
My first reaction is "Fuck that!"
Gender variants are common in nature. It's not a disorder. Last thing I need is yet another pathologizing of intersexed folks.
Don't like hemaphrodite? Well, I personally find "Disorders of Sex Development", MORE judgemental.
What's wrong with "Variant or Atypical Sex Development"? I think it's a lot more neutral & does not patholigize gender variant folks.
What do you think?
Max
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Re: I do not have a disorder
Wed, October 3, 2007 - 12:18 PMHere's a page on the US OII (International Intersex Organisation) - debate and refusal of DSD (disorder of sex development) as a term to define intersexed people : oii-usa.blogspot.com/2006/09...sus.html
