Gender identity is how we define ourselves sexually and what we call ourselves, either as a female or male & with our sexual orientation whether we are heterosexual, homosexual, or even bisexual. Everyone will eventually come to understand themselves and how they want to be sexually with either the opposite or same sexes.
Unfortunately not every person as it as simple to figure our their own gender identity. Some people have both female and male body parts and find it difficult to how they identity themselves at. An estimation of 1 in 100 children are born intersex in the United States. When these children are born it would be easier to do surgery and rear the child as a girl. These people would be called hermaphrodites.
I was able to find this video from 20/20 that documents an intersex female and talks about her experiences while growing up. She also speaks up about whether surgery should be done on babies to remove or reduce the genital ambiguity.
WOW! That video really got at the heart of the issue with intersexuals. Surgery shouldn't be an option for the parents of these newborns because the newborns are the ones who will grow with the condition and not the parents. The parents should not have the right to decide to mutilate the natural outcome of their baby's development. The best way to address the issue is to let the newborn develop as it is and let them decide for themselves after they have matured fully.
ReplyDeletei cant imagine what some of these people have to deal with. i also cant imagine how hard it must be for them to face the world knowing very well that there are other in this world that would never understand them. this video was so interesting. it really goes over how someone with this disorder and how they have t=come to terms in the means of dealing with this.
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