A Rare Breed introduces us to Rob Wilson (47XXY), a Tasmanian Chicken and Pig breeder. Rob was born with dual male and female gonads and underwent surgery as a child to present more male-like in appearance. With the assistance of fertility treatments, he went on to ‘father’ children and, by all accounts thereafter has lived …
Author: Tiffany Jones You'll find a lot of input from XXYs: Jordan (intersex individual with KS/47XXY, 56yrs) said the diagnosis legitimised his sense of difference from other boys, because it: ‘Merely confirmed my androgynous, non-sexual sense of self. I knew I was different to the other boys since early childhood, but didn't have an explanation’.Bailey …
About 2% of people are diagnosed as intersex, but there is a lack of research on the experiences of intersex people, especially in the genetic counselling field. Podcast Subcommittee members Liann Jimmons and Jessica Dronen interview genetic counsellors Darius Haghighat, Kayla Horowitz, and Rebecca Freeman about their research and advocacy for the intersex community.This an …
Continue reading Advocating for the Intersex Community: How to Begin Dismantling a History of Harm
This video is a joint collaboration between KSA (UK) and The XXY Project. It was an honour to work with KSA, and we look forward to all future engagements. We hope awareness of this nature will one day play a crucial role in eradicating the stigma that parents have long associated with Intersex and that …
Continue reading Intersex Awareness Day: From an XXY/Klinefelter’s Perspective
If you are XXY, it’s essential to realise your uniqueness and know what works for others may not work for you. To that end, if you are seeking the intervention of testosterone, it’s important you realise the most significant impact it will have is that it will cause your body to virilise, which may or …
Please remember I am not you. Allow me to make my own choices and explore my being. Don’t ask me if I feel like a boy or a girl. Chances are I cannot explain my feelings to you in a way you can understand. I need you to make decisions on my health care when I am too …
This article was originally published by the Australian Broadcasting Cooperation (ABC). We have reposted it here in its entirety to allow access for non-Australians and also to preserve information specific to the community. When Portuguese archaeologists unearthed the skeleton of a remarkably tall man who lived more than 1,000 years ago, they assumed he was …
Continue reading DNA from a medieval skeleton in Portugal reveals XXY chromosomes
Photo by: Harry Cunningham We think you will like this excellent podcast initiative by Elliot Polak, of My XXY - Chromodiversity Foundation that makes understanding research papers a great deal easier for those who yearn for information but fail to grasp the medical language they use. Elliot breaks it down into its raw form and …
Continue reading Podcasts: By The Chromodiversity Foundation
The XXY Project offer our sincere condolences to Gary and Paula Glissman on the passing of their son Michael who was born XXY and struggled to find his place in the world. His father, Gary, has long been associated with AXYS, holding many positions before gravitating to Chairperson, a position he held for many years …
Continue reading Our Sincere Condolences to the Glissman Family
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