The intersection of science and identity intensifies the complexity of the umbrella term DSD (Disorders of Sex Development)/Intersex. The interest of science to classify DSD/Intersex conditions to formulate evidence-based best practice has implications on personal identity. Fundamental to ethical decision-making in intersex is the right to choose one’s identity, which includes categorization within the umbrella … Continue reading Intersex: Implications of Umbrella Terms in The Interest of Science.
Dr Agli Zavros-Orr, who is a Board Member of Intersex Human Rights Australia, speaks with Arion of Joy FM, about what it means to be Intersex.Continue reading.........
The Department of Experimental Psychology (EP) at the University of Oxford would like to invite your child to be part of this study investigating how we understand conversation. The project is looking at how children understand conversations. We know that vocabulary and grammar are important in understanding conversation, but social communication is likely to depend on more … Continue reading Understanding Conversation – Children With an Extra X or Y Chromosome – Now Recruiting!
The internet era, large-scale computing and storage resources, mobile devices, social media, and their high uptake among different groups of people, have all deeply changed the way knowledge is created, communicated, and further deployed. These advances have enabled a radical transformation of the practice of science, which is now more open, more global and collaborative, … Continue reading Do you speak open science? Resources and tips to learn the language
In some ways, the fact that Wikipedia allows for speedy connections between topics should be obvious. After all, wiki is a Hawaiian word meaning quick. What’s perhaps less obvious is why that quickness provides value. Older doctors might suggest that today’s med students have it easy—so much medical knowledge is available on their phones! But the body … Continue reading Why Wikipedia’s Medical Content Is Superior
An excerpt from Reconstructing Identity. A Transdisciplinary Approach. Chapter 4 Biological Identity by K.G. Moffat. School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK My Identity If I had to think of the things that I would see as forming the basis of my own identity, then before I look at my genes I might … Continue reading Getting to know the Biological YOU
Are you a talented XXY individual such as an Artist, Musician, Comedian, Sculptor, Photographer, Jeweller. Candlestick Maker, Story Teller, Author, Furniture Maker, Tea Pot Designer or even a Genie and looking for an outlet amongst the community to advertise or just to let others know what it is you are passionate about, if so here … Continue reading Beyond XXY’s Got Talent
If you are a Doctor; and consider yourself to be an expert in all things XXY, then you will never learn anything about us. Adult XXY's often have adversarial relationships with physicians. If you have a patient like that, don't take it personally, it's probably because the medical community has treated us so badly for … Continue reading Things We Would Like Others To Know About Us
Its been a long time coming but, we are here now and intend to use this platform to drive global awareness of what XXY is, as we move forward you will read of testimonials from XXY individuals the world over and share in their experiences of who they are, what has worked for them, what … Continue reading New Kid On The Block
