Raising Rosie : our story of parenting an intersex child / Eric Lohman and Stephani Lohman ; foreword by Georgiann Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lohman, Eric, author.

Lohman, Stephani, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intersex children.

Parents of intersex children.

Lohman, Eric.

Lohman, Stephani.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 pages)

Place of Publication:

2018.

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.

Summary:

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 2019 STONEWALL HONOR BOOK When their daughter Rosie was born, Eric and Stephani Lohman found themselves thrust into a situation they were not prepared for. Born intersex - a term that describes people who are born with a variety of physical characteristics that do not fit neatly into traditional conceptions about male and female bodies - Rosie's parents were pressured to consent to normalizing surgery on Rosie, without being offered any alternatives despite their concerns. Part memoir, part guidebook, this powerful book tells the authors' experience of refusing to have Rosie operated on and how they raised a child who is intersex. The book looks at how they spoke about the condition to friends and family, to Rosie's teachers and caregivers, and shows how they plan on explaining it to Rosie when she is older. This uplifting and empowering story is a must read for all parents of intersex children.

Contents:

Introduction

Our growing family

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)

Resisting surgery

Waiting is easy

The future of intersex children.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190).

ISBN:

1-78450-652-4