I am writing this to provide some basic advice for parents of intersex children. But first, I would like to tell you a little about myself. I was born in Mexico City more than 30 years ago.
It was the day of my talk and my body was calm. I had three hours before my talk and the nerves had not sunk in yet. This was a pretty common occurrence; the last time I talked about being intersex was on a panel at an intersex conference.
Kaleb has been my partner for more than six years and is a person who was born with an intersex body. Since we met, she has always been honest with me. She told me that her body didn’t fit within the social idea of a typical woman.
This drawing represents how in the past and in other cultures intersex people were seen as Gods or Demigods or as beings that somehow came to teach the world of something.
In 2016, in the family court case Re: Carla (Medical procedure) [2016] FamCA 7, a judge in Queensland, Australia allowed for the sterilisation of a 5-year-old girl, Carla (not her real name), based on gender stereotypes and erroneous medical information.