The Hole Show
Link"Excerpt: Beau, né Billy, is a former farm-kid raised as a boy, but born
intersexed and never told about surgical intervention. Once the secret is
uncovered, Beau runs to Montreal in the spirit of making autonomous decisions
and breaking with a past of secrets and medical abuse. This is dangerous
territory for Merrick to venture into, as stories of people with intersex
conditions are frequently used for cheap, fetishistic plot twists. But Merrick
provides a thoughtful examination of the irreversible damage done by medical
intervention before children can communicate with parents about gender choices. Beau is a complex and well-articulated character."
