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Intersex And Families: Supporting Family Members With Intersex Variations, Tiffany Jones
Intersex And Families: Supporting Family Members With Intersex Variations, Tiffany Jones
Journal of Family Strengths
People with intersex variations have congenital atypical sex characteristics (chromosomal, hormonal, and/or anatomical) and receive protection against discrimination in only three countries globally; these include Australia, where the case study on which this chapter centers was based. This article considers the complex dynamics of family for people with intersex variations from their own perspective, filling a significant gap in the existing literature on family strengths studies of intersex issues. It draws on data from an Australian survey of 272 people with intersex variations and specifically considers in detail for the first time questions on these participants’ family discussions of intersex …