We would like to introduce you to Edward (Eddie) Fuchs, a friend of The Project for many years. Eddie is an ex-pat American who has been living in Israel for almost twenty years. During this time, he tells us he received his diagnosis of 47XXY. The diagnosis really took the wind out of his sails … Continue reading On The Line
Alan is an XXY individual and an excellent swing shift piano player, in this interview with Chicago Jazz Magazine he talks candidly about his music and how Klinefelter's Syndrome had such a big influence on him and his music style Since 1998 Alan’s vintage-style big band, The Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra, has been in … Continue reading Chicago Jazz Feature Interview with Alan Gresik
A Rare Breed introduces us to Rob Wilson (47XXY), a Tasmanian Chicken and Pig breeder. Rob was born with two complete sets of 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, … Continue reading A Rare Breed
Just published and made available through Amazon, "Tomorrow" written by Nathan Bowker an XXY individual who identifies their gender as Non Binary, Tomorrow documents the authors lived experiences from difficult school years to an eventual diagnoses of Klinefelter's Syndrome in their early twenties. Unlike a lot of squeaky clean accounts of living with Klinefelter's Syndrome, … Continue reading Tomorrow
An excerpt from a project by Barbi Gracner, reposted here with the kind permission of the author, someone whom we consider will one day shine a bright light on the rich diversity that is an XXY life. Since childhood, we all learn to wear different masks. They grow with our skin. And it's hard for … Continue reading Acceptance
Positive outcomes are possible when the child's needs are placed front and centre of any desired outcome. The XXY Project are huge fans of Morgan, and sincerely wish her all the best with her music career and life!
Who'd have known about her being XXY, did you? By all accounts it appears this aspect of her life was never published, or if it was it was done before our time, this kind of resonates with Caroline Cossey the James Bond girl (For Your Eyes Only) who following that movies release the press exposed … Continue reading ANOHNI Honors Renowned Intersex Performer Dr. Julia Yasuda
I sat down with David Cameron Strachan to reflect on intersex and LGBTQ history, the meaning of “non-binary” gender, and a recent court victory—The San Francisco Superior Court granted David’s petition for non-binary gender markers** last Wednesday. He is now the 5th legally non-binary person in California! David has been an intersex activist for over 20 … Continue reading A Conversation with David Strachan, Intersex and Non-binary Pioneer
An introduction to Klinefelter's Syndrome as told by the very talented Morgan Peppe that is totally unlike the usual virilisation/ testosterone video's male- identified XXY's feel compelled to share. Morgan's approach offers humour where none previously existed. It also highlights the realities of subjecting oneself to the standard treatment of care and how it makes … Continue reading Klinefelter’s Syndrome (XXY) by Morgan Peppe
We would like to introduce you to Justin, a long time associate of the XXY community and dear friend to one of our authors here. Like many XXY's, Justin had a horrendous start to life, where he was heavily medicated for various psychological issues before his eventual diagnoses of XXY and subsequent access to Testosterone … Continue reading Just In Time
