Sadly a lot of intersex people have been harmed by doctors in their lives. These doctors have perfor

Sadly a lot of intersex people have been harmed by doctors in their lives. These doctors have performed surgeries on them (without their consent) that harmed their bodies in order to fit into a cis-hetero-normative worldview. And it’s still happening  every day. Unnecessary genital surgeries on babies and young children are not okay! It is absolutely reasonable for intersex folks to mistrust doctors and to be afraid of them. (Trauma is real and valid!) As long as the medical-industrial complex is a system that follows white cis-hetero-patriarchal rules and norms, intersex people (and a lot of other folx) will never be really save. We have to change that system step by step!

This is image 18 of my intersex body positivity series.

WHAT IS INTERSEX?
Intersex people are born with atypical sex characteristics: it relates to a range of variations in sex autonomy. That is, physical variations in chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones or genitals.
Many different forms of intersex exist; it is an umbrella term, rather than a single category.  Some intersex people identify within a binary
gender system. Some see themselves outside of any binary - biological and identity wise.

For more info, go on YouTube an look for “What is Intersex? (Pt1)” by Hans Lindahl.

This series was made possible by the help, support and knowledge of these lovely intersex individuals (Instagram names):
@hihellohans,@flexitarianfam,@myintersexstory,@queeringqueering,@dysphoric.sweetie,@pilljar,@emotionell.png

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