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Me, My Sex, and I : Disorders of Sexual Development
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Deeply ingrained assumptions hold that every person should be designated either male or female, but some experts are now questioning whether that is correct. This program tells the stories of peopl...
Deeply ingrained assumptions hold that every person should be designated either male or female, but some experts are now questioning whether that is correct. This program tells the stories of people born with ambiguous genitalia or what has often been called "intersex" anatomy. It is a condition long shrouded in shame and secrecy, even though DSDs (disorders of sexual development) are estimated to be as common as twins or red hair, appearing in almost one in 50 births. Viewers are presented with powerful insights from people living with DSDs and from medical professionals at the forefront of the issue, including clinical psychologist Tiger Devore, whose own sex was ambiguous at birth.
Details
- Creator
- BBC Worldwide Ltd
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2011], c2011
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn783861580
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on November 19, 2011.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Sexual Ambiguity (2:23) -- Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD) (4:04) -- Parental Issues over DSD Children (2:18) -- Medical Checks to Assign Sex (1:54) -- Surgery and DSD (3:15) -- Children Kept in the Dark (4:59) -- DSD Team: Multi-Specialty Approach (0:57) -- Warning Against Surgery (3:05) -- Taking a Stand Against Sexual Surgery (2:26) -- Undiagnosed DSD (2:44) -- What a Child Needs to Know (5:14) -- DSD Challenges (1:27) -- DSD Identified in Teen Years (3:04) -- DSD Mother (2:29) -- Intersex Female - One Woman's Story (3:56) -- DSD, Justice, and the Law (3:26) -- Credits: Me, My Sex, and I: Disorders of Sexual Development (0:41)