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Another intersex activist on issues raised by Kiira Triea (aka Denise Tree)

Started by Natasha, December 18, 2008, 05:37:32 PM

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December 18, 2008, 05:37:32 PM
Another intersex activist on issues raised by Kiira Triea (aka Denise Tree)

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Andrea James
12/17/2008

Intersex activist Peggy has contacted me about the ongoing problems with posers and fakes in both the transsexual (TS) and intersex (IS) communities. ("Peggy" is the pseudonym of a woman with grade 5 PAIS who grew up as a boy but changed to living as a woman in early adulthood. She has been active in the AIS support group USA.) Both groups occasionally encounter people who self-diagnose as TS or IS because they see these demographic groups as more socially acceptable. Others pose as TS or IS people because of a fixation or fascination with these groups, often of a sexual nature. These troubling trends are exacerbated by two things.
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