Comments on: Would You Raise an Intersex Child?

By: Corscaria

Corscaria — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:22:21 +0000

Yes i would raise an intersexed child, and i absolutely would not decide for them, or allow the doctors to decide. If the doctors assigned them without consent, i would sue them for everything they are worth and then some. Only a child coming of age can truely make the decision of which gender they are, even if they are not intersexed. And only they can decide even if they want corrective surgery. A small number are happiest being in the middle, though most will choose one path or the other. But the decision must be theirs.

By: John Flushing

John Flushing — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:32:59 +0000

I feel that intersex genital mutilation is a serious human rights violation that should be illegal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twe8p0R8tms

By: uranium

uranium — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:00:12 +0000

i would still like this person she seems very nice and honest if she can see my email address email me i will chat to you xxxxx

By: Zoe Brain

Zoe Brain — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:35:09 +0000

This isn’t a hypothetical for me, though my son’s Intersex condition was comparatively mild. It did require genital reconstruction to avoid pain though, and give good urinary function.

We opted for the minimal surgery needed. Now I didn’t know anything about the subject, we were guided by medical advice, which was conservative to say the least.

My advice to all – let the child tell you what gender they are before consenting to any surgery that could damage sensation or fertility, or that would make a genital reconstruction to the opposite sex more difficult.

I’m Intersexed too, but a really rare type where the problems are different.

By: Josh G

Josh G — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:52:49 +0000

Probably be best to keep him/her as born until they hit puberty and are able to decide what gender they identify with the most. There’s nothing worse than being a girl trapped in a guy’s body or vice versa.

That being said, if you don’t do surgery right away, have the kid put in a private school. In a public school, anybody of indeterminate sexuality is bullied and abused, at least where I grew up. Even gays have been known to discriminate against transgender folk.

By: Twanna A. Hines | FUNKYBROWNCHICK.com

Twanna A. Hines | FUNKYBROWNCHICK.com — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:37:07 +0000

@ The Butterfly Temptress: You said, “Really I would like to see the world become more sensitive to issues like this.” Me too.

@ Erika: Cool!

@ lamesabassman: I soooo didn’t like that movie My Own Private Idaho. Not sure why; I just wasn’t a fan.

@ Mr. Poopy Pants: You said, “I will perhaps differ from some of your readers here.” Nothing wrong with that. :) Obviously I disagree with you about the “you have to pick” stuff. But, that’s okay. You’ll come to see things my way eventually. ;)

@ dkzone: You’re honest. I like that. By the way, I’ve noticed two dudes said definitely make a choice. Most of the women have said leave the child be. Wonder how these conversations go down with real (het) couples in this situation. There’s no real “compromise”, at the end of the day, one view would win. Hmmm, interesting.

@ Jessica Gottlieb: LOVE your comment.

@ Aitch: I sooooo agree with this: “our society is sort of screwed up when it comes to dealing with anything different than what is an established norm.”

@ Alicia: I appreciate your honest. And, now for a little non-blog stuff, did you see Pete’s video??? AWESOME!!!

@ Erica: INTERESTING!!! So your friends followed the same trend here. Dudes said change. Women said no. And, yeah, I wanna read Middlesex, too.

@ kim h20s: I love math! :) Believe it or not, I was actually on the math team in my HS.

@ Mitch: BLESS YOU for sending me this link!!!!! By the way, be sure to turn into Spark on CBC next week. I wrapped up an interview with Nora Young, the full clip is on their site now.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:49:59 +0000

Speaking of Paul Walker…

http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment_100/106_paul_walker.html

By: kim h20s

kim h20s — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:56:16 +0000

even though i hated math in school – it would come in handy here. i would get as many opinions as i could about the percent of female development and the percent of male development. then i would assign a weight to each source of information (an endocrinologist might score higher than a plastic surgeon). i would get my child the appropriate surgery to bring him/her closest to what nature didn’t finish.

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:40:13 +0000

hey Funky! It’s me Erica from FB! Anyway, I brought this up amongst some of my friends! I was in co-ed company and I asked the question… Most of the men said that they would definitely change the baby to have one or the other. One of my guy friends said (bless his heart), he would wait to see how big the baby’s penis was before he made a decision. He said if it seemed like it had potential to live up to the “black Man” myth then he’d definitely make a boy, if not, a girl!!

I’m still confused. I think i want to do some more research on this subject. maybe read that book Middlesex.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:48:09 +0000

wow that is heavy. I am pro-choice and would most likely terminate if the baby was severely impaired in any way.

alicia
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