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"Scientists are learning more and more about human biological variation,
including of sex characteristics. But images of the human body in anatomy
remain mostly muscular, white, and male with limited diversity, including of
sex.
Intersex people represent just under 2% of the population – a comparable
percentage to people born with red hair. Yet anatomy textbooks used in
Australian medical schools almost completely stick to the male-female sex
binary. In our earlier research we found intersex was included in only five of
6,004 images across 17 texts. This marginalises intersex people, who have been
persistently discriminated against within the health-care system.
The intersex community is the often forgotten “I” in LGBTQI+. Intersex Human
Rights Australia highlights the need for increased visibility and to prevent
unnecessary surgeries. Now there are fresh calls for health and medical
students to learn about sex characteristics as a continuum rather than as male
or female."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
