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Replying to Robert
Hi Ruopu, I was also thrown a little off guard when the person in the video had their face painted. It does seem a little strange to arrange each of the guest's faces in a rainbow. I also read the article describing the stories of "9 young people" who are intesex and there is also a similar thread there of operations being performed that they didn't consent to. All of the people that I read about also seemed to be proud of who they are, although there are likely many others who's stories are not told that haven't found others like them yet.
Replying to Hollyanne
Hi Hollyanne, I also watched the TED Radio Hour by Lisa Mosconi and I am glad that there are people trying to close gaps in the research that we have about our brains. Aging, especially around diseases like Alzheimer's, is something that we still don't understand very well and it especially doesn't help that most research is only focused on males. Often looking at a more diverse group of perspective will reveal something important otherwise hidden, and I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case here. Especially since it seems like menopause has a larger impact on women's brains than declining testosterone levels has on men's research into this area seems vital.
Replying to Kristionna
Hi Kristionna, It was also a common theme in the sources I looked at that most people don't learn about the idea of being intersex and the community around it until later in their lives. Especially with how much it can matter to feel like part of a community of others going through similar experiences It's great that these communities exist. Many of the stories I read also discussed surgeries being performed without the people knowing or fully understanding the consequences which seems crazy to me since many of them can permanently alter many aspects of their lives.
Replying to Mariama
Hi Mariama, In the article about David Reimer the fact that David reclaimed his identity as male struck me as well. Even though Money declared the experiment as a "success," reading about what happened after the experiment seems to prove the contrary. Especially since the study was used as justification for many similar operations to take place later, it seems like we need more systems in place to ensure there are multiple perspectives on something like this and one person cannot decide how a scenario is approached.