• more about #hermaphrodite
    missmonster: The Daily Telegraph is not exactly known for its quality news content in this country. Its actually something of a joke really, and everytime I stumbl... more »
    Seeräuber Jenny: After reading one whiny, one-sided post after another on this topic, I throw my hands up. It is perfectly possible to respect intersex individuals A... more »
    Seeräuber Jenny: But she's already been denied the right to choose whether her medical information is made public. --If you participate in competitive sports at the h... more »
    mrsryan: I just looked over a coworker's shoulder; she was laughing at something on one of the mean-boy gossip blogs (I will not add a link, for reasons that w... more »
    RoswellFearbot: There is probably no winner in all of this. It is horrific that Castor Semenya's personal anatomy is posted all over the internet, all over the world,... more »
    Asmo: I had no idea that hermaphrodite was a bad term. I learned something today. more »
    BeRy51: I want to write her a letter. . .we can all sign it. . . and tell Semenya that we are in awe of her athletic ability, her discipline in training, and ... more »
    pickles_in_my_tea: I am positively disgusted by the way that this information came out. I am a woman with a disorder of sex development (androgen insensitivity, complet... more »
    flexanimous: the other thing that's infuriating about all this is people mixing up gender and sex willy-nilly, and now on cnn they're referring to it as her "sexua... more »
    History Major: So a lot of people (idiots) on my facebook friendlist are saying she must be banned because she has an unfair advantage, and this is pissing me off to... more »
    hfree: I hate that this poor girl is being treated like an object of public study. Her "condition", if she has one, while interesting, is none of our busine... more »
    elephante: And another thing, that cover is despicable. "Secret" is ambiguous, and seems like they're implying she knew and intentionally hid it. And that pictur... more »
    bluebears: How did this ever get leaked? That's what I'd like to know. Why is the IAAF not insuring that confidential medical information remains confidential? S... more »
    boobookitteh: It's nice to see an international group of adults ganging up to humiliate a teenage girl. More proof that all of life is High School. They should al... more »
    elephante: Sadly it's not just in Australia. WCBS radio in New York called her a "hermaphrodite" last night, too. It was so disgustingly unprofessional. Feel fre... more »
    SarahMC: I want to cry. Poor Caster. "Hermaphrodite???" For fucks sake. more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: The IAAF doesn't seem to be too concerned with uncovering and disciplining whoever is leaking this. It reminds me of "anonymous sources within the ad... more »
    dirtybee: This poor woman...first her coach lies about being tested for"doping" (when it was in fact for gender verification) and now this? In the midst of all ... more »
    History Major: I heard on Oprah a couple years ago when she had the author of middlesex on that the correct term was "intersex" or is that not the appropriate term? more »
    wooden_shoes: The leaker was considering one thing when they sent this information out: money. more »
  • #gendergames

    Australian News Report Describes Semenya As "Hermaphrodite," Sparking Anger, Outrage

    An Australian newspaper has reported that Caster Semenya is a "hermaphrodite" with internal testes and no womb or ovaries — and unsurprisingly, many people are disgusted and outraged. More »
  • #androgeninsensitivitysyndrome

    It's Not Just XX Chromosomes That Make the Woman