Tag Archives: intersex

Intersex Awareness Day: Combating Interphobia

Celeste E. Orr shows how queerphobia, ableism, and racism have sustained systemic discrimination against intersex individuals.

How to Think Better About Intersex Pediatric Surgery  

Rashad Rehman calls for the bioethical community to help contribute conceptual clarity to the debate about the ethics of intersex pediatric surgery.

COVID-19: Intersex and “Essential” Medical Care

Celeste E. Orr proposes that the current crisis reveals what is truly essential medical care.

Consent, Care, and the Caster Semenya Controversy

Celeste E. Orr analyzes how the International Association of Athletics Federations has perversely co-opted progressive discourses in order to impose discriminatory policies on athletes like Caster Semenya.

Sexual Assault in Medical Contexts

Celeste Orr considers routine sexual assault of people with intersex traits.