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Living as an Intersex Person (2003)

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Gender Trouble (2003) - Melissa s confidence and relationships have been marred by unnecessary surgery that she underwent as a child. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures “At four I was taken into hospital … I was absolutely terrified and woke up in a lot of pain. No one would tell me what was happening.” It was not until she was 18 that Melissa finally discovered why she was forced to endure such painful operations. Melissa has an intersex condition. Thankfully, the treatment of intersex individuals has improved since her childhood. In this beautifully made, insightful film Melissa, Barbara, Mary and Saraswati speak candidly about living with a hermaphrodite condition. In the words of Saraswati: “...it might be trouble for other people to accept our genders, but not for us.” For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/1525 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Visit our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/JourneymanPictures/ Say hi on tumblr: https://journeymanpictures.tumblr.com/ Wonderdog Productions – Ref. 1525

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