23 September - Gender - Intersexuality

In today's show we spoke to Sally Gross – from Intersex South Africa. We were talking about being an intersex. Intersexuality is a general term that can relate to various conditions. Many intersexed people are born with ambiguous genitalia, or sex organs that are not clearly female or male. According to experts, intersex is not an identity category. While some intersex people do reclaim "intersex" as part of their identity, most regard it as a medical condition, or just a unique physical state. Most intersex people identify and live as ordinary men and women, and are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight, Sally explained more about being intersex. For more information you can contact Intersex South Africa’s offices on (021) 447 6290 or go to www.intersex.org.za