I have a few questions for a position paper....

[kasitl]

Ah, I hope I'm following the rules correctly....

Hey, I’m doing a paper on why gender-assignment surgery should not be preformed on infants, and I was wondering if I may ask a few questions, as I need some sources and can not remember the name of a documentary I saw that would provide some “case studies”/ examples.

First, does anyone have, or can link to, any first-hand accounts of having received the surgery as a child? Are you happy with your parent’s choice, or are/were you displeased in any way? Did you have to undergo multiple surgeries? Does your anatomy function properly, or are there complications (leakage, need for hormone replacement, etc)? Did you have gender-identity issues, or any other psychological issues related to your anatomy and the surgery while growing up? If so, to what degree, if it’s not too personal a question?

On the flip side, for those who were not given surgery as a child, are you happy that you were left unaltered? Did you suffer confusion about your anatomy or gender identity while growing up? If so, to what degree, if it’s not too personal a question? Did other children tease you about your anatomy? If so, was this particularly hurtful compared to any bullying received for other reasons, was it about on par, or less hurtful?

Sorry for popping in and joining just to ask a few questions and go. ^-^’ I’m not intersexed myself, but I rather dislike people doing “cosmetic” surgeries on kids that can’t consent, let alone speak, so I thought it’d be a good topic for a position paper (and hey, a good way to educate some others that this issues exists; when I showed my teacher the outline, I had explain what “intersexed” means...).

Thanks.