38 - DSDs and the “Sex Spectrum”: A conversation w/ Claire Graham

Gender: A Wider Lens

Sasha Ayad and Stella O'Malley

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Mental Health

4.6 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

“Differences in Sexual Development” (DSDs) is an umbrella term encompassing a range of over 40 medical conditions that impact sexual development in humans. We speak with Claire Graham, an advocate for the organization, DSD Families and explore the intricacies of these complex conditions, which are often simplified and misunderstood. Claire also tells us how she became embroiled in heated debates about transgender advocacy and dispels common myths that are used to conflate “intersex” conditions with transgender issues.

Links

Claire’s Blog:

https://mrkhvoice.com/index.php/2019/12/18/what-is-dignity/

DSD Families:

https://dsdfamilies.org/charity

John Money and David Reimer:

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/david-reimer-and-john-money-gender-reassignment-controversy-johnjoan-case

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0:00.0	You're listening to gender, a wider lens.
0:04.0	I'm Stella O'Malley, a psychotherapist in Ireland.
0:06.5	And I'm Sasha Ayad, an adolescent therapist in the United States.
0:10.6	Since 2016, my practice has been exclusively dedicated to gender questioning teens
0:16.1	and families impacted by gender dysphoria. I also work with gender questioning
0:20.7	teenagers and I facilitated support meetings for families and
0:24.2	individuals who have been impacted by gender issues. We're curious about the
0:28.1	concept of gender and how it's unfolding in the wider culture. Join us as we look at gender through a wider lens.
0:37.6	Claire Graham is a qualified teacher
0:39.8	with over 20 years experience
0:41.7	who works as an advocate for people with DSDs or
0:45.1	differences of sexual development at the UK charity called DSD Families.
0:50.4	Claire has been writing about her experience of growing up with a DSD
0:54.0	and she tackles misconceptions about what intersex conditions are and what they are not.
0:59.3	She strongly believes in the importance of evidence-based health care and policy and thinks that people should have access to quality information about their bodies so they can make informed decisions.
1:11.0	She's also written extensively on the issues of sex, gender identity, academic freedom, and free speech.
1:18.0	Here is our conversation with Claire.
1:21.0	Hi there, so today we have with us Claire Graham.
1:25.0	Welcome to the show Claire.
1:27.0	Hi, thank you for having me on.
1:29.0	I'm very excited to have you on Claire.
1:31.0	I've been friends with you for some time now but
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