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EPISODE · May 4, 2021 · 14 MIN

What it means to be intersex | Susannah Temko

from TED Health

For intersex people -- those born with sex characteristics outside the traditional definitions of female and male -- the stakes to appear "normal" are high. Drawing on her personal experience, Susannah Temko reveals the shame, prejudice and harm faced by the intersex community, as they're forced to conform to a binary understanding of sex that ultimately hinders their health and well-being. She calls on us all to discard outdated notions of biological sex and accept the complexity within humanity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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