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Now there is also a big difference between saying "I have an intersex condition" and "I'm Intersex".
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And, there apparently seems to be a difference with being "intersex/ed" (both as an "identity" and what "really is") and having a "disorder of sex differentiation". Without getting into the haggling over satisfactory or appropriate terminology (the "disorder" part) or my own previously emotion-based rhetoric against it, I have to say that I've re-read and re-thought about it.....and I like the way the Consortium has put together their Handbook, Clinical Guidelines etc. They come across as much more focused on medical and psychological health of people with DSD and, of course, seem much more humane than the purely clinical (and cold) "intersex" approach of most other abstracts, papers, presentations I've read about.....I still don't like the "disorder" part...but, what the heck.
Anyway, it seems to be a "big step forward" and I'm curious as to how all this very good material is getting to various medical centers, physician's groups etc. By request of med centers, docs etc, or visits by representatives of the Consortium....or both?
Dana