The ‘I’ in LGBTQIA+ stands for people who are tired of being overlooked
Intersex advocates say the fight for bodily autonomy continues as federal sex definitions and childhood surgery practices remain contested, groups said.
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The "I" in LGBTQIA+ Stands for People Who Are Tired of Being Overlooked
This story originally appeared on The Advocate. When Betsy Driver’s mother took her to medical appointments as a child, she asked whether other children were like her daughter. According to Driver, doctors told her no.Years later, Driver found people with the same intersex variation who had been treated at the same hospital.“We were lied to, plain and simple, lied to,” she told The Advocate.The discovery propelled Driver into work that connected…
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The ‘I’ in LGBTQIA+ stands for people who are tired of being overlooked
When Betsy Driver’s mother took her to medical appointments as a child, she asked whether other children were like her daughter. According to Driver, doctors told her no.Years later, Driver found people with the same intersex variation who had been treated at the same hospital.“We were lied to, plain and simple, lied to,” she told The Advocate.The discovery propelled Driver into work that connected people across countries and generations. She co…
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