Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Intersex Rights
Here is a video of my favorite Sexologist interviewing an 'intersex ally'. It is great to be able to hear the stories that aren't being told and learn something new that many people are unaware of. I'm posting this video because I had mentioned Eden Atwood (the woman being interviewed) in the smaller groups on Monday and I thought our discussion in class today about Kiss of The Spider Woman and the science in the footnotes would be strengthened by some other information. I find it interesting to see the types of rights that Eden didn't have as a kid and it really raises the question to us (some of who may become parents eventually) about what WE would do if our child was intersex. I think that even though it may not seem to effect us now it's great to think about how it could in the future. Don't we all want an environment where it is okay and encouraged to discuss differences? I know that's what I want for my children.
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I think that it’s really interesting when she talked about the “us and them mentality.” In my self-determination class, we talk a lot about what defines national identity and why people seek to belong to a group which is separate and has a level of self-determination within their rule. An interesting aspect of this is social identify theory in which individuals have the need to belong and express this through proclaiming their identity. But through this theory, individuals not only see themselves as a part of a group, but they also define themselves by comparing themselves to the traits of other groups. People believe that this helps to enhance self-esteem and cohesiveness within certain groups. Though this theory primarily talks about people’s nationalities, I think that it can also be applied to gender and sexuality. We seem to have this idea that in order to have any sense of identity, we must define ourselves against something in order to solidify our own identities, but this is obviously not necessary. It would be amazing to live in a world where people were simply allies to all everyone else and we didn’t have to separate out the LGBTQ community from the entire society.
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