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Started by Shana A, January 06, 2010, 08:21:07 AM

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Shana A

Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Intersexuality and Muslims
Posted by OII: http://www.intersexualite.org/ at 8:53 AM

http://intersexnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/intersexuality-and-muslims.html

I saw a documentary last night about an intersex child. It was fascinating and made me re-think my position: that there are only two genders, male or female. Is there a third gender? What is Islam's position about intersex?

The child in the documentary was born a "boy." He had a penis, but upon closer examination, he also had a little "vagina" underneath it. Instead of urinating from an opening on the head of the penis, he urinated from an opening at the top of his "vagina." "His" parents refused to consent to the hospital's recommendation that they operate on the child and "fix" the genitalia. Although the parents gave the child a male name and socialized him as a boy, the child grew up showing interest in feminine things and activities. The child also insisted that he was a girl. The documentary permitted the viewer to accompany the family on a beautiful and sensitive journey. It ended before the child entered puberty, and it would be interesting to see a follow up documentary.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde


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