Xoxy / Kimberly M. Zieselman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zieselman, Kimberly M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intersex people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers Library , 2020.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Meet Kimberly, a regular suburban housewife and mother, whose discovery later in life that she was born intersex fuelled her to become an international human rights defender and globally-recognised activist. Charting her intersex discovery and her journey to self-acceptance, this book movingly portrays how being intersex impacted Kimberly's personal and family life, as well as her career. From uncovering a secret that was intentionally kept from her, to coming out to her family and friends and fighting for intersex rights, her candid and empowering story helps breakdown barriers and misconceptions of intersex people and brings to light the trauma and harmful impact medical intervention continues to have on the intersex community. Written from a non-queer perspective, and filled with much-needed, straightforward information and advice about what it means to be intersex, this is a vital and timely resource for intersex people and their families, as well as the general reader.

Contents:

Part I: Growing pains. Male pseudo-hermaphrodite

Part II: The new world. Reckoning with the truth

Part III: Becoming. Orchids

Part IV: Fulfillment. Out and out front.

ISBN:

9781805014805

1805014803

9781784509903

1784509906

OCLC:

1269308884