Nature

Child genital cutting and surgery: focus on non-intersex (“endosex”) female and male modifications

It is widely reported that ‘tens of thousands of girls’ are living in the UK with the risk of experiencing Female Genital Cutting or Mutilation (FGC/M). This paper reviews the data on which such ...
LGBTQ Nation

Out Democrat forced to pull bill that would ban genital surgery on minors that actually happens

Out gay California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) has pulled his bill which would’ve banned surgeries on intersex children under the age of 12. Such surgeries can permanently alter a person’s genitals to ...
Nature

Child genital cutting and surgery: focus on ethics, law, anthropology and intersex

We are proud to introduce this special collection of papers on child genital alteration practices spanning the Global North and South and transcending conventional boundaries of sex and gender. This ...
MedPage Today

So You Want to Be a Gender Surgeon

We often think of gender surgery as synonymous with genital surgery; however, the scope of a gender surgeon is much broader. Any surgical procedure that is done to help alleviate gender dysphoria can ...
Reuters

FEATURE-In Uganda, parents seek controversial genital surgery for 'intersex' babies

KAMPALA, Dec 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After their baby was born in a private clinic near the Ugandan capital, parents Justine Nakato and Stephen Mbaziira Dembe were frustrated their nurses ...
MedPage Today

So You Want to Be a Gender Surgeon

So you want to be a gender surgeon. You love the idea of creating new body parts and want to be one of the first surgeons to break into this up-and-coming field. Let's debunk the public perception ...