This category contains sites about using surgery or other medical treatment to assign gender to children with ambiguous genitalia....
This page was last updated on August 31st, 2008
This page was last updated on August 31st, 2008
Gender Assignment (from Intersexed)
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Making the Cut
Article from Ms. Magazine tracing the history of clitoridectomy from the 1800s when it was used to prevent masturbation to the modern practice of assigning gender to sexually ambiguous children.
Am I a Woman?
Summary of a 1998 Mademoiselle article about intersex activist Angela Moreno in which she describes the lingering effects of her gender assignment surgery.
Physician's Weekly Point/Counterpoint
Doctor's Peter Lee and Philip Gruppuso argue the issue of whether cosmetic surgery should be performed on children born with ambiguous genitals.
Surgery for Intersex
Article from the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine examining the sex of rearing, the long term outcomes of feminization, and the patient's view. Includes references.
Astraea: Genital Surgery Controversy
Text of a New York Times article examining the legal issue of gender assignment surgery and comparing the practice to female genital mutilation.
Genital Surgery On Intersexed Children
A letter from Cheryl Chase, Executive Director, Intersex Society of North America to a judge in Colombia, South America expressing the opinion that choices involving sexual identity and cosmetic genital surgery should be left to the patient.
Into the Hands of Babes
Article from Johns Hopkins Magazine about William Reiner and his change of heart with regards to the treatment of intersexed children.
Queer Cut Bodies
Paper by Morgan Holmes subtitled "Intersexuality & Homophobia in Medical Practice" which examines the surgical and medical management of intersexed children in terms of a relationship of violence in which the intersexed are disenfranchised,
British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
Draft statement of the Working Party on the surgical management of children born with ambiguous genitalia. Lists the members of the party, defines the various conditions that cause ambiguous genitalia, and gives references. Also has an appendix describi
Ambiguous Genitalia: Stop Gender Assignment
An article by Deborah E. Brown, Director Intersex Support Group International, urging parents to avoid early invasive treatments.
The True Story of John/Joan
Story of an anonymous baby boy who was turned into a girl by doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1967 after the boy's penis was burned by an electro-cautery needle during circumcision.
Management of Intersexuality
Suggested guidelines by Dres. Milton Diamond and H. Keith Sigmundson for dealing with individuals with ambigous genitalia, recommending that the sex of assignment should be based on the nature of the diagnosis rather than only considering the size of func
Sexual Scientists Question Medical Treatment of Hermaphroditism
Summary of a symposium titled "Genitals, Identity, and Gender," at the 1995 convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex.
Genital Plastic Surgery
An article examining the nature vs. nuture argument that encourages parents to make an informed decision about whether or not to consent to surgery.
The Genesis of Gender Identity in the Male
Summary of the NYU study subtitled "Prenatal Androgen Effects on Gender Identity and Gender Role" which examined gender identity, gender reassignment, and related issues in 36 patients who are genetically male, but were born without a phallus.
Managing Intersex
An editorial with references and responses arguing that most vaginal surgery in children should be deferred.
Article from Ms. Magazine tracing the history of clitoridectomy from the 1800s when it was used to prevent masturbation to the modern practice of assigning gender to sexually ambiguous children.
Summary of a 1998 Mademoiselle article about intersex activist Angela Moreno in which she describes the lingering effects of her gender assignment surgery.
Doctor's Peter Lee and Philip Gruppuso argue the issue of whether cosmetic surgery should be performed on children born with ambiguous genitals.
Article from the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine examining the sex of rearing, the long term outcomes of feminization, and the patient's view. Includes references.
Text of a New York Times article examining the legal issue of gender assignment surgery and comparing the practice to female genital mutilation.
A letter from Cheryl Chase, Executive Director, Intersex Society of North America to a judge in Colombia, South America expressing the opinion that choices involving sexual identity and cosmetic genital surgery should be left to the patient.
Article from Johns Hopkins Magazine about William Reiner and his change of heart with regards to the treatment of intersexed children.
Paper by Morgan Holmes subtitled "Intersexuality & Homophobia in Medical Practice" which examines the surgical and medical management of intersexed children in terms of a relationship of violence in which the intersexed are disenfranchised,
Draft statement of the Working Party on the surgical management of children born with ambiguous genitalia. Lists the members of the party, defines the various conditions that cause ambiguous genitalia, and gives references. Also has an appendix describi
An article by Deborah E. Brown, Director Intersex Support Group International, urging parents to avoid early invasive treatments.
Story of an anonymous baby boy who was turned into a girl by doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1967 after the boy's penis was burned by an electro-cautery needle during circumcision.
Suggested guidelines by Dres. Milton Diamond and H. Keith Sigmundson for dealing with individuals with ambigous genitalia, recommending that the sex of assignment should be based on the nature of the diagnosis rather than only considering the size of func
Summary of a symposium titled "Genitals, Identity, and Gender," at the 1995 convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex.
An article examining the nature vs. nuture argument that encourages parents to make an informed decision about whether or not to consent to surgery.
Summary of the NYU study subtitled "Prenatal Androgen Effects on Gender Identity and Gender Role" which examined gender identity, gender reassignment, and related issues in 36 patients who are genetically male, but were born without a phallus.
An editorial with references and responses arguing that most vaginal surgery in children should be deferred.
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