Intersex : stories and statistics from Australia / Tiffany Jones, Bonnie Hart, Morgan Carpenter, Gavi Ansara, William Leonard, and Jayne Luck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Tiffany.

Contributor:

Hart, Bonnie.

Carpenter, Morgan.

Ansara, Y. Gavriel.

Leonard, William.

Luck, Jayne.

Open Book Publishers.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intersex people--Australia.

Intersex people.

Intersex people--Identity.

Intersex people--Social aspects.

Intersexuality.

Sex discrimination.

Gender identity.

Gender Identity.

sex discrimination.

sex role.

Australia.

Medical Subjects:

Gender Identity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 253 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"Sex is complex. Humans are simultaneously more similar in their sex development, and more diverse, than is commonly appreciated or understood. Females and males are not made of wildly different ingredients. The potential to have intersex variations--to be born with atypical sex characteristics--exists for all humans in the first few weeks of their prenatal development. 1.7% of people actually go on to be born intersex. However, most of us know little about intersex variations. This is only partly due to their occasional invisibility. Intersex people have historically faced deep social stigma--the assumption that they were simply bizarre aberrations from the human norm. Furthermore, intersex infants have been widely subjected to systematic institutional mistreatment, particularly within medical settings. Finally, some people with intersex variations have simply tried to integrate themselves unnoticed into the socially accepted categories of male and female. Drawing on stories and statistics from the first national study of intersex the book argues for a distinct 'Intersex Studies' framework to address intersex issues and identity--foregrounding people with intersex variations' own goals, perspectives and experiences. Collected in 2015 and arranged in thematic chapters, the data presented here on 272 individuals gives a penetrating account of historically and socially obscured experience. This book is an important and long-overdue contribution to our understanding of human sexuality and a must-read for people with intersex variations, health practitioners, psychologists, advocacy groups, students, and anybody interested in knowing more about our diverse human make-up."--Publisher's website

Contents:

Acknowledgements

List of Tables and Figures

Executive Summary

1. Introducing Intersex Studies: New Theory for New Research. Intersex Variations ; Stigma and Silence ; Increased Networking and Advocacy ; Australian Advances ; Lack of Social Research ; Research Frame and Aims ; This Study's Framing

2. Designing a Study On, With and For People with Intersex Variations. Reference Group ; Overall Approach ; Data Collection Tool ; Terminology Use in the Study ; Ethical Considerations ; Sampling ; Study Title, Concept and Logo ; Recruitment and Promotion ; Data Analysis

3. Basic Demographics for People with Intersex Variations. Key Findings ; Number of Participants ; Age ; State/Territory ; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Descent ; Sex Marker Assigned at Birth ; Sex Marker Used Now ; Transgender Status ; Disability ; Living Arrangements ; Religion

4. Discovering, Experiencing and Discussing Intersex Variations. Key Findings ; Participants' Variations ; Variations in Family Background ; Age of Discovery ; Feelings about Intersex Variations ; Preferred Language for Intersex Variations

5. People with Intersex Variations, Health and Medical Services. Key Findings ; Physical Health Now ; Experience of Surgical and Hormonal Interventions ; Interventions and Informed Consent ; Impacts of Interventions ; Alcohol and Drug Use ; Overall Experiences with Health Services ; Improving Health Services

6. People with Intersex Variations, Wellbeing and Mental Health Services. Key Findings ; Mental Health Now ; Self-harm and Suicide ; Overall Experiences with Mental Health Services ; Counselling/ Training on Gendered Behaviour ; Improving Mental Health Services

7. People with Intersex Variations and Education. Key Findings ; Education Level ; Policies and Programs ; Puberty/ Sex Education Provision ; Responses to Disclosures ; School Counselling/ Referrals ; Overall Experiences with Education/ School Services ; Improving Education Services

8. People with Intersex Variations and Employment. Key Findings ; Main Occupation ; Income ; Responses to Disclosures ; Overall Impacts on Employment

9. Social Support for People with Intersex Variations. Key Findings ; Responses from Key People in Participants' Lives ; Visibility of Participants' Variations to Strangers ; Responses from Strangers ; Strangers, Explanations and Myths ; Religious/Spiritual Services ; Engaging with Community Social Groups

10. Sexuality, Romance and Relationships. Key Findings ; Relationship Status ; Marital Status ; Sexuality Terms and Definitions ; Impacts on Sexual Ability and Desire ; Sexual Activities Engaged in ; Sexual Protection

11. Fertility, Parenting and Views on Parenting. Key Findings ; Fertility and Reproductive Capability ; Disclosure to Children ; Views on Parenting

12. Key Findings ; Representation of 'Real People' in the Media ; Fictional Representations in the Media ; Representation in Activism ; Representation in Research

13. Conclusion and Recommendations

References

Appendix: Glossary.

Notes:

Title from online title page (viewed on September 9, 2024).

Available through Open Book Publishers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239).

ISBN:

9781783742103

1783742100

9781783742110

1783742119

9781783742127

1783742127

OCLC:

944169674

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.