United Nations, Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights. And in 2017, three former U.S. Surgeons General argued that intersex children should not have cosmetic genital surgery performed unless they are old enough to participate in the decision.
Yet these harmful practices have continued in hospitals across the country.As adults, many intersex people struggle with both medical and mental heathcare needs as a result of these harmful early interventions, but have little to no access to desperately needed intersex-affirming health care.
We have effectively been “erased” and left to fend for ourselves. The resulting health disparities in our community are shocking.