A Girl Speaks Out - And is Listened To

[Shana A]

Wednesday, 16 June 2010
A Girl Speaks Out - And is Listened To
Zoe Brain

http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2010/06/girl-speaks-out-and-is-listened-to.html

The Australian Family Court has one of the more enlightened and humane attitudes towards the issues of Intersex and Transsexuality in the world. It's not perfect - but it's vastly better than most places.

This is exemplified by the AFC actually listening to a child with 5ARD syndrome, and asking them what they want.

    It hurts sometimes, knowing I have this condition. Sometimes I blame myself, because I feel like I am not normal. Sometimes I get angry, even though I know why and how it happened. I get a bit frustrated, because my mum always blames herself, but I keep telling her it's not her fault. It's just something that happened. The doctors have told me that if the gonads would remove, it would completely stop any further male development.
    This is what I want.