Creating Intersex Justice

Rubin, David A.; Wolff, Michelle; Swarr, Amanda Lock

doi:10.1215/23289252-9612823

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“…It is also important to note that struggles for the bodily autonomy of intersex individuals continue. Since the historical example described of pushback to nonconsensual genital surgeries on intersex infants (Benjamin, 1966a), intersex activist movements to assert bodily autonomy and end unnecessary “normalizing” surgeries have greatly increased in presence and political power (Rubin et al, 2022). Still, proposed and enacted U.S. state bans on care for trans youth make explicit exceptions for medically unnecessary non-consensual surgeries on intersex youth (e.g., see AZSB1138 on “Irreversible gender reassignment surgery”).…”

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“I hope that as our selection becomes more accurate, the number … will be very few”: The creation of assessment criteria for gender-affirming care, 1960s–1980s.

Marrow¹

2024

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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Mental health clinician assessment has historically been required for trans individuals to access genderaffirming medical procedures. This universal requirement that all trans adults undergo an assessment by a mental health provider specifically (vs. a healthcare provider generally) was not retained in the eighth version of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care. Still, insurance companies and surgeons may maintain universal mental health assessor requirements. The practice of mental health provider assessment for access to gender-affirming care was initially established via expert opinion. In the present analysis, I sought to examine the historical and cultural contexts of these expert opinions during the period from the 1960s through the 1980s. Study methods included Foucauldian genealogy and qualitative thematic analysis. Qualitative analysis regarding the creation of criteria for access to gender-affirming care generated three major themes: cure, prevention, and assimilation. Transgender individuals resisted psychological cures of gender variance, and some were able to access gender-affirming procedures they requested via adherence to normative clinician criteria. Clinicians can repair historical harms by becoming aware of ongoing discourse that positions gender-affirming care as a method of "last resort" and by advocating for access to care that respects patient autonomy. Public Significance StatementThis article discusses the history of therapist assessments for transgender people. These assessments are often still used for trans people to access medical transition. Assessment practices are linked to broader ideas that trans identity should be limited and transition must be justified as a "last resort."

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“I hope that as our selection becomes more accurate, the number … will be very few”: The creation of assessment criteria for gender-affirming care, 1960s–1980s.

Marrow¹

2024

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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“…Community psychologists may also be interested in clinical advocacy frameworks (Indig et al, 2021) and artifacts from intersex activism like the Australian and Aotearoan/New Zealander Darlington Statement (Aissga et al, 2017) or an interview with the founders of the Intersex Justice Project in the United States (Rubin et al, 2022). For a broad psychological perspective, we recommend Hyde et al (2019).…”

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On working with poison: Reflections on painful empowerment in queer faculty‐student participatory action research

Lichty,

Belmont

2023

American J of Comm Psychol

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Human sexuality textbooks, like most social and health sciences products, are notoriously limited in their inclusion of queer, trans, and intersex people. While well‐intentioned faculty (like the first author) do their best to address these limitations, sometimes it isn't enough. Sometimes our texts, and we, cause harm. This paper describes two phases of a participatory action research (PAR) project involving queer, trans, and intersex students and a queer, nonbinary faculty member that intended to address harm tied to a course text, support student empowerment, and move toward action to improve unjust textbook representation. Through first‐person reflective storytelling, we, the faculty member and one student member of the research team, share our approach to “working with poison,” including strategies for infusing trauma‐informed practices into our PAR approach. We reflect on the pain of doing this work, and the ways our approach succeeded and failed. We end with recommendations for individuals, publishers, and institutions looking to minimize harm and promote justice in higher education curriculum.

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Growing Up Intersex: A Thematic Analysis of Intersex Emerging Adults’ Key Socialization Experiences in Childhood and Adolescence

Astle,

Pariera,

Anders

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Sex Roles

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Creating Intersex Justice

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“I hope that as our selection becomes more accurate, the number … will be very few”: The creation of assessment criteria for gender-affirming care, 1960s–1980s.

“I hope that as our selection becomes more accurate, the number … will be very few”: The creation of assessment criteria for gender-affirming care, 1960s–1980s.

On working with poison: Reflections on painful empowerment in queer faculty‐student participatory action research

Growing Up Intersex: A Thematic Analysis of Intersex Emerging Adults’ Key Socialization Experiences in Childhood and Adolescence

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