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Sex: Unknown
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Program Overview
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Many babies are born intersex with genitals that did not fully
develop in the womb. In such situations, most doctors declare a
state of medical emergency, and quickly move to operate in an effort
to "fix" the child and give it the appearance of either a male or
female. But this intervention is not always welcome: Many intersex
adults that were surgically changed in infancy now insist they
should have been given a choice in the matter. In many cases the
gender they were assigned at birth does not match the gender they
grew to believe they were. This begs a larger question: How much of
our gender identity is formed by nature and how much by nurture?
"Sex: Unknown" delves into the complex world of gender identity.
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