Uganda: The Secret Life of an Intersex Person

When most people are born, the doctor shouts out, 'it's a boy!' or 'it's a girl!'

It is assumed a child should be either female or male at birth, with one peep at its genitalia by the midwife. But what do you do when confronted with a baby whose body is not easily categorized as male or female? A baby with both male and female genitalia. Or a man who menstruates. Or rather a woman without breasts...

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