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The boy who always knew he was a girl, and is now a woman

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The boy who always knew he was a girl, and is now a woman
The Evening Standard
by Kiran Randhawa, Health and Social Affairs Correspondent
12 January, 2011


http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23913479-the-boy-who-always-knew-he-was-a-girl-and-is-now-a-woman.do


Adele Markham has a rare genetic disorder called Klinefelters, which means she is not male or female, but both – known as intersex.

Born as Matthew, her parents were delighted to be told they had a son, after having two older girls. But as he started to grow into a toddler, the family GP noticed Matthew's genitals were not developing normally and said he would need surgery later.

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