If you are in the UK and interested, please contact me and I'll send contact information.

Betsy

Intersex: The Ethics and Realities of Sex Assignment


1 March 2004


Hallo

I have been commissioned by Berg Publishers, Oxford, UK to write a book titled Intersex: The Ethics and Realities of Sex Assignment. I specifically want my book to be based on the testimonials of UK-based intersexed individuals and their international counterparts, and I am determined that it should be readable, informative and written with integrity and care.

I aim to produce an accurate accessible account of the range of conditions defined by the term intersex; the variety of individuals who are (at least in part) described by that term; and the variety of 'treatments' offered.

The book will not be illustrated. My research to date (and my instinct) tells me that it would be medically unhelpful and ethically problematic to use photographic images.

As well as clinical, biological and statistical information (my research for this is at an advanced stage), the book will most importantly reference personally conducted interviews, and I am writing to you to ask for assistance (if appropriate) with my primary research. I would like to interview

(i) intersexed individuals
(ii) parents of intersexed infants and adults
(iii) the medical practitioners who encounter and treat them.


I will treat any material in strictest confidence, and respect anonymity if that is requested.

Thank you very much in advance.

Yours faithfully



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My bad...mostly UK interviewees, some international so anyone interested, please contact me.

Betsy

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Friends, it has been brought to my attention from sources I respect that the above query may be a bit problematic. There are some questions about the qualifications of the inquirer. Since I also posted the query elsewhere on the site and it has been posted on other sites, I wanted to give you the heads up if you have contacted her. If you have any questions, please write me.

Betsy

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