Discussion: Intersex / Disorders of Sex Development — Laura Gordon, MD

This discussion is part of an adult religious education experience as part of renewing our Welcoming Congregation status.

It is recommended that participants view these two videos prior to this discussion:

1. There Are More Than Two Human Sexes (13:39) SciShow
In high school biology, we learn that humans are born with either XX or XY chromosomes, and that a person’s internal and external sex organs match those chromosomes. It turns out that it isn’t that straightforward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT0HJkr1jj4

2.  Intersexion: Boy or Girl? (Intersex Documentary)  (52:44) Real Stories
In this groundbreaking documentary, intersex individuals reveal the traumas and triumphs of their unconventional lives-and how they have navigated their way through this strictly male/female world, when they fit somewhere in between.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czbQRjdGvYQ