Intersex Las Vegas resident Tia Owen makes her mark

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Intersex Las Vegas resident Tia Owen makes her mark
by Zamna Avila
EDGE Contributor
Tuesday Nov 24, 2009

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99308

Ask if Tia Owen is gay and you are likely to get quip and simple answer.

"My answer is no, but I'm mildly elated," Owen, 61, said. "I don't consider myself gay or lesbian. To be a lesbian you need to be a woman; to be gay you need to be a man. "

Owen isn't just being facetious. Owen, who now is the chief operating officer for a publicly-owned nutritional company in Las Vegas, was born with both female and male reproductive organs.