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Assignment:

Write your responses to the questions/prompts below regarding the documentary, The Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric.

1. If this was the first time you learned the term "intersex," did it change how you think about sex and gender? How so?

2. Brian, an adult intersex person, spoke about his experience as a young child and how his parents' decisions continue to affect his life today. What about Brian's story stood out to you? Is there anything you think his parents or doctors should have done differently?

3. The practice of imposing genital surgery on intersex children used to be incredibly widespread. Today it still occurs, but more and more parents are declining surgery for their children when there is no threat to the child's physical health. For example, the Lohman's decided to defer surgery for their daughter so that she can make the choice herself when she is older. Do the family and daughter seem happy to you? How do you expect that her experience will differ from Brian's as she grows into an adult?

4. Imagine you are the parent of an intersex child. What information would you want to know in order to make decisions about their medical treatment, including whether or not to perform genital surgery? What questions would you ask your child's doctors and which factors do you think would be the most important to you?

5. Being intersex is not the same thing as being transgender, but both communities share some common needs and concerns. After hearing the stories of both intersex and transgender individuals, what struggles can you identify that are the same or different between the two groups? You may want to think about medical treatment, family and social relationships, legal protections, and cultural awareness as you answer.