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Synopsis Of The Documentary 'Intersexion'

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The documentary Intersexion published in 2012 follows the life of people living with interxuality. Intersex is when a person who is born with a reproductive system or sexual anatomy that dosen’t fit the typical definition of female or male. Many people do not know what intersex is but there are around 3 million people who are intersex. Statisticely 1 in every 2000 children is born with intersex. The documentary is lead by mani. Mani is a person that doesnt not identify as female or male. In the documentary there are people talking about there experienced of being intersex. Tiger Devor is one whos parents did not know if it was a boy or girl. At 3 month they had surgery to make ther genitals look more like a penis. At the age of 10 had been …show more content…

Bo Lauren is another person who experienced surgery to fit the standeres of male or feamle. Bo was told they where a boy than found that had genes of girl so the clitoris was shorten and raised as a girl. The family was recommend to move as to not bring attention when changing the gender. Michle is another story of somone born with a penis but later told they had femel chromosomes and had surgery at 1 as welll as getting told to move. Jen in her teens learn that they where an intersex person who got surgery to be able to have sex the clitoris was shorten. She exeprinces paniful intercourse with boyfriend. Lynett was told to act masculin and had to take testatorones which did not work properly as feminine featured still shows. Caitlin found that she had no period which lead into reconstructing a vagina. Frineds and family told that they where going on vacation not surgery. Gaven has additinal X chromosome which lead to having small teste and penis. Looked like a boy with femini features was bullied at school. Max who dies of vaginal cancer was raised feamle who later identified as a man had testosterone …show more content…

They must appear and behvae either male of female. When people dont follow the gener rules than it leads to gender policing. Where people police the person breaking the gender rules. As wee see with many intsersex people they are bullied by there peers due to notfolloing there assigned gender which can be hard for somoens whos gender cant be identified fron there genitals. There are gender institutions that one has to follow. As the idea of what bathroom should a person who is intersex use. The gender structure is only set up for females or males and not the complexity taht some individual might

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