From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4@msn.com)
Date: Fri Nov 01 2002 - 13:26:26 PST
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Subject: [NOVA] "Sex: Unknown"
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NEXT ON NOVA: "SEX: UNKNOWN"
http://www.pbs.org/nova/gender/
Broadcast: November 5, 2002
(NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as dates
and times may vary.)
Many babies are born intersex with genitals that did not fully develop
in the womb. In such situations, most doctors declare a state of medical
emergency and quickly move to operate in an effort to "fix" the child,
giving it the appearance of either a boy or a girl. But this
intervention is not always welcome: Many intersex adults that were
surgically changed in infancy now insist they should have been given a
choice in the matter -- that is, their doctors should have waited until
they were old enough to make the decision for themselves. In many cases
the gender they were assigned at birth does not match the gender they
grew to believe they were. This begs a larger question: How much of our
gender identity is formed by nature and how much by nurture? "Sex:
Unknown" delves into the complex world of gender identity.
Here's what you'll find on the companion Web site:
My Life as an Intersexual
In this wrenching yet ultimately uplifting essay, Max Beck, a
man who was raised as a woman, talks about his experience as an
individual of ambiguous gender.
Share Your Story
Do you have a personal story to share about a struggle with gender
or sexual identity? In this confidential forum, relate your
experience or read the stories of others.
Two Sexes Are Not Enough
In this excerpt from her recent book "Sexing the Body: Gender
Politics and the Construction of Sexuality," Brown University
biologist and historian Anne Fausto-Sterling argues for a
redefinition of our two-sex-only world. She also offers new
guidelines on how doctors should handle intersex babies.
The Intersex Spectrum
Intersex conditions have daunting names like androgen insensitivity
syndrome and congenitial adrenal hyperplasia. In this feature, we
translate and describe the full range of conditions.
How Is Sex Determined?
The sex of an egg cell is set as soon as it is fertilized, but what
happens to that cell and the cells it divides into to make a baby
boy or a baby girl? Find out here.
Plus Resources.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/gender/
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