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Living as an intersex person in Australia

Musician Shon Klose was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1966; she first realized she was intersex when she was in her mid-teens. Born without an internal reproductive system, she was pressured by her parents and doctors to undergo painful medical procedures. Her story reflects a time when intersex people were often treated as “freaks,” even by medical professionals. It shows that progress has been made, as Australia is now the first country in the world to have fully included intersex people in anti-discrimination legislation. But it also shows just how difficult life can be for people born intersex, even today.

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Living as an intersex person in Australia

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Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

Living as an intersex person in Australia

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Dee

Gender Identity Our core sense of who we are as a man, a woman, a mixture of both, or neither.

Gender Expression How we show up in the world through choices like clothing, hair style, mannerisms or tone of voice.

Attraction How we feel toward others sexually, romantically and/or emotionally.

Biological Sex Physical attributes such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomes, genes and hormone levels.

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