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- DirectorPorter GaleLaleh SoomekhKristi Bruce and Howard Devore, both born intersex, talk eloquently about their experience of a medical model based upon shame, secrecy, and forced "normalization."
- DirectorEli se Mbessakwini
- DirectorPhyllis WardStarsCheryl ChaseKathryn ClarkSallie M. FoleyThis video tape is addressed to medical and mental health professionals, but is quite accessible to a lay audience as well. "Intersex" is the general term used to denote a variety of conditions in which a person is born with mixed sex anatomy. It is important to note that intersex conditions sometimes involve "ambiguous genitalia" but that intersexuality is not always evident from an external examination. Intersexuality may be caused by congenital adrenal hyperplasia, mixed gonadal dysgenesis, androgen insensitivity syndrome (complete or partial), 5-alpha reductase deficiency, and many others. The traditonal standard of care held that normal gender identity could be assigned through genital plastic surgery and by limiting information given to parents and patient. Many patients were subjected to multiple surgeries. Over the last ten years, new evidence and advances in medical ethics have led to the need for revision in the standard of care for the treatment of intersex. This film outlines the problems with many current practices and provides guidelines for a new standard of care that is more advanced scientifically and ethically. We gathered a group of experts, including medical professionals, an adult with intersex, and a parent to talk about these issues.
- DirectorMauricio López FernándezMaría (13) is an intersex girl (hermaphrodite) who is forced by her father to impersonate the Holly Virgin Mary at the procession of their town, because he thinks this is the only way she can "get fixed"
- DirectorFulvio Balmer RebullidaStarsFulvio Balmer RebullidaYannick GeiserMarie MatuszLarry, goes back home with a girl he met in a bar. But when they reveal their intimacy to each other, he discovers that what she has between her legs is not exactly what he was expecting. This disturbing discovery will lead Larry to a quick trip into the depths of his sexual identity and his perception of gender.
- DirectorRoz MortimerFour intersex women tell their stories with eloquence and candor. This film questions how medicine and society have treated the intersexed, and breaks the codes of silence and secrecy that have surrounded their lives.
- DirectorAjae ClearwayOne in 2000 explores the lives of people who are born with sex anatomy that doesn't fit into standard male or female categories. Interweaving current stories with 1950's educational films, the experiences of intersex people are demystified.
- DirectorDel La Grace VolcanoStarsDel La Grace VolcanoDel embarks on a journey with his intersex cousin to unravel the mysteries of her medical history.
- DirectorAjae ClearwayStarsSteve BilichLaurie CokerJeet LeeA classic coming-of-age story takes a powerful turn when Sean's struggle to understand who he really is explodes the lie that goes to the core of his being, his relationship with his father, and his future as a man.