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Title: 'A whole new way of being'
Post by: Shana A on June 22, 2010, 08:35:23 AM

'A whole new way of being'
Gender selection a tough topic, author says; fiction title centres on intersex birth
ASHLEY FITZPATRICK
The Telegram

http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=344373&sc=85 (http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=344373&sc=85)

"What happens if it's less than that?"

"When a phallus is less than one point five centimetres, give or take seven hundredths of a centimetre -"

"Seven hundredths?"

"Yes. When it's less than that, we remove the presentation of male aspects and later, during adolescence, we sculpt the female aspects."

"What if it's right in the middle? Right straight, smack dab down the precise centre? One point five centimetres with no seven hundredths."