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Of Course We're Much More Civilised

Started by Shana A, February 16, 2010, 07:58:35 AM

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Shana A

February 16, 2010, 07:58:35 AM
Monday, 15 February 2010
Of Course We're Much More Civilised
Zoe Brain

http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2010/02/of-course-were-much-more-civilised.html

From the Daily Nation of Kenya :

    "At his birth 25 years ago, Shukria Abdi Issak had a genital abnormality known as undescended testicles or cryptorchidism – a condition in which the testes are missing or they may be felt as lumps in the groin. His parents in a state of panic, lack of information and scanty healthcare facilities, decided to 'turn' him into a girl."

Yes, here in the West they'd likely have castrated him, fashioned a "neo-vagina", and labelled him "mentally ill" when he didn't accept that he was supposed to be a girl.

And some political parties would make it illegal for state-funded universities and medical schools to teach about this. As his documentation says he's female, any transition to male makes him "transgendered" - assuming the transition is recognised. If not, he'd just be considered a very very butch lesbian. From the Oklahoma Republican Party Platform:
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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