discussion

Watch the video “My, My Sex, and I: Disorders of Sexual Development,” address the following questions:

1. The film’s title references the body diversity discussed in the film as due to various “disorders.” How is the use of the term “disorders” potentially both problematic and accurate? If you were in charge of titling this documentary, what would you title it, and why? If you would keep the current title, why would you do so?

2. If you had a child born with an Intersex condition, what kinds of approaches would you consider regarding surgical interventions during infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and what would your approach be regarding when and how to share information with your child about their bodily status/situation?