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When Adele was born they couldn't tell if she was a girl or a boy. A series of childhood genital operations 'corrected' her into a boy but as she grew up it became apparent a mistake had been made. Now at 29 Adele is trying to transition into a woman, only to find she belongs somewhere in between. 1 in 2000 babies are born like Adele and she asks if it isn't time to make room in our society for more than two genders.
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    All I know is that I'd be his or her friend regardless.

    windycityguy
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    This is exactly the kind of awareness that needs to be out there. How can people say that marriage has to be between a man and a woman because that's "natural" or the way God intended when people who are intersex are real, biologically made that way, and not so uncommon. That completely ostracizes them along with people who are homosexual. It is insane how many people do not know how common intersex actually is.

    achromatic
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    If a person is born with a distinct identity that will not fit conveniently into one of society's norms, why should we insist that person chose or change? It is society that must change, adapt, and accept that something greater than ourselves influenced this person to be as they are. Those on the conservative right who espouse Christian values must be open to the idea that God creates and this could very well be part of our human evolution. Who are we to criticize a gift from God?

    Mitscherman
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    http://untothineown.blogspot.com/2008/08/governments...
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    the response to the petition:

    "The Gender Recognition Act 2004 enables transsexual people to apply to the Gender Recognition Panel to receive a Gender Recognition Certificate. Successful applicants, who are granted a full Gender Recognition Certificate, are, from the date of issue, considered in the eyes of the law to be of their acquired gender. The original birth record is not altered but a new record is created in Gender Recognition Register maintained by the Registrar General. This allows for a birth certificate in the acquired gender to be issued which may be used for official purposes. Some transsexual people would also be intersex. This means that some could apply to the Gender Recognition Panel for a gender recognition certificate provided they satisfied the criteria.

    One of the fundamental requirements of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 is to maintain confidentiality in regard to the private life of the individual. In order to meet this requirement the sex recorded in the Gender Recognition Register, and on any certificate issued from it, is “male” or “female”. To introduce an alternative, for example “intersex” in a birth record would compromise that confidentiality. The introduction of a third gender would also have a wide-ranging impact on other legislation, such as that relating to employment, insurance, pensions and marriage. Consequently the Government does not propose to introduce such legislation at this time."

    there's more at the link

    donkeyfly69
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    Thanks everyone for watching and leaving such kind and positive comments, its great tsee people are starting to be open to a further understanding of such issues.

    Shanuboo
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    1 in 2,000 are born intersexed, and 1 in 1,000 is born transgendered. Most of us are bi.

    Sex, sexuality, gender, and identity will always be grey areas, there never was, nor will there ever be just "the norm".

    I am one of the "1 in 2,000" and have found nothing but kindness, understanding, and normalcy for most of my life (growing up was a bit hard!)

    Yes Shabuboo, it is wonderful to see kind and positive comments! Thank you!

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    ninepounds6
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    Very interesting and informative pod! Thanks for this.

    tiffany_israel
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    like the ink

    ResistRebelRevolt
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    this is heartfelt, and really fascinating. it makes more logical sense to me than people who go for a sex-change operation without being born with this condition.

    Found_Avenue
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    hmmm interesting!

    KatieYo
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    wow, this is really interesting, i never relised that such a thing was so common. you know whats so shocking though, is the bit at the end, god dam government, they work for US THE PEOPLE, WHEN WE SAY JUMP, THEY SHOULD SAY HOW HIGH, NOT JUST IGNORE US.

    i really wanna meet this person now and buy her something yellow lol

    holdingapencil
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    I watched this earlier today and it has stayed with me.

    Very moving.

    I too, was unaware that so many were born intersexed.

    cantucwearebrothers
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    She looked really good as a man. Almost like JT. lol.

    Cuddlebones
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    wow, i was really touched after watching this.

    she is so beautiful both inside and outside. i wish society would just let people be who they want to be.

    meeshnik
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    i may have just fallen in love!

    In my church, most rituals are in praise of the "male, female, both and neither' that is God (or whatever you want to call it).

    Truly inspirational.

    Maaj
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    it's so annoying how people are so disgusted by ritual female castration (like in Africa/Asia and what not), but they don't realize that genital mutilation is so common in the US/UK/Everywhere.

    MobyOctopad
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    People should never have to choose and decide because of society, society changes because of US, not the the other way around.

    Paulio5
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    I'd hit it

    raggedy
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    This pod brings to light so many intricacies of how our government and society co-exist, and reveals some aspects which are in dire need of change.

    bigrobmill
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    I found this pod to be informative and moving. My heart goes out to that beautiful woman. One in Two-Thousand... that is a startling statistic because it seems like I should know more intersex people. However if parents are allowed to make the choice for them when they are babies, then it sort of makes sense. I probably know more intersex folks than I think I do...

    KarlitoMosquito
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    Great example of why people should be taken as they are and not stereotyped especially by something so fluid as gender.

    I liked the dual play of societies expectations of people as either male or female and Adele's expectations of how the doctor would behave which happily didn't materialise. Did the F/M ask to film the consultation?

    toshiro123
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    Seems like a normal person

    Arden
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    It's comforting to see how accepting people can be. It gives me hope.

    aid616
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    In several ancient cultures, there was thought to be a third gender with mystical powers. Babies with ambigious genitalia were worshipped as having knowledge from both genders. Where along the line did we decide to chuck this away and perform surgery on our babies?

    This was a lovely video, and it was so great to see all the supportive comments.

    nazbags
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    I wonder if this is predictive programing?

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