The existence of gender variance is widely documented both historically and cross-culturally
(Herdt, 1994; Matsuno & Budge, 2017). The term “genderqueer” emerged in the 1990s (see …

In recent years, the dominant Western discourse on “female genital mutilation”(FGM) has
increasingly been challenged by scholars. Numerous researchers contest both the …

Intersex has been a topic of much discussion in courses on sex and gender in the academy.
Much of this discourse has centred on the nature of intersex and how far it challenges the …

Various umbrella terms refer to sex characteristics that do not fit typical binary notions of
somatic sex. Key terms include Intersex, reclaimed by 1990s activists, and Disorders of Sex …

Agency-based approaches to the health of intersex people and those with DSD focus on
bodily autonomy and the cessation of normalising medical interventions until an under-age …

Intersex people and those with variations of sex characteristics face significant health and
social issues. This paper analyses the complexities of adult healthcare for this diverse …

This is an interview study with 32 British and Swedish health professionals who worked in
multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) that delivered care for children and adults with intersex …

Intersex people experience a range of human rights abuses, including non-consensual,
irreversible medical interventions on minors. These abuses have lifelong effects, yet little is …

Today, intersex people of Europe and Latin America are subjected to different degrees of
invisibility and discrimination for being part of bodily diverse communities. Thus, these …

Citizenship studies is highly relevant to understanding intersex, variations of sex
characteristics (VSC), and Disorders of Sex Development (DSD), yet little scholarship exists …