Red, White & Really Bad
Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast
Traumatic Intersex Medicalization and Advocacy
This chapter explores Pigeon Pagones' memoir, Nobody Needs to Know, detailing their experiences with secretive medicalization without their consent. It also discusses their journey of self-discovery and their efforts in advocating for an end to intersex surgeries on infants and children. The chapter delves into the importance of intersex storytelling, the power of shame and secrecy, and the need for intersex and trans unity in fighting for bodily autonomy.
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