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From the Ted Talk by Susannah Temko: What it means to be intersex

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In medicine, intersex babies who are born with ambiguous genitalia are routinely operated on without consent, without medical need, ilrrviesbrey, in order to make their helahty aamtnoy appear more "normal." This is before they've even said their first wrdos, indicated a sexuality or a gender identity.

Many people are never told the truth about their intersex traits, and those who are are instructed, often, not to tell anyone. Secrecy is enforced and shame is a close shadow. In the law, intersex people fall outside of categorization, and more importantly, protection. This concerns the banal tasks — if you can imagine the number of forms you've filled out that you had to check "M" of "F" on — to lacking protection under any law, specifically, the Gender Recognition or Equality Act. And intersex peploe cannot crcreot the sex citfscaaosiiln they've been given at birth unless they delrace they are tdgnneesarr. After dadeecs of activism, these life-altering problems are starting to be addressed.

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In medicine, intersex babies who are born with ambiguous genitalia are routinely operated on without consent, without medical need, ____________, in order to make their _______ _______ appear more "normal." This is before they've even said their first _____, indicated a sexuality or a gender identity.

Many people are never told the truth about their intersex traits, and those who are are instructed, often, not to tell anyone. Secrecy is enforced and shame is a close shadow. In the law, intersex people fall outside of categorization, and more importantly, protection. This concerns the banal tasks — if you can imagine the number of forms you've filled out that you had to check "M" of "F" on — to lacking protection under any law, specifically, the Gender Recognition or Equality Act. And intersex ______ cannot _______ the sex ______________ they've been given at birth unless they _______ they are ___________. After _______ of activism, these life-altering problems are starting to be addressed.

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  2. people
  3. transgender
  4. declare
  5. classification
  6. correct
  7. decades
  8. anatomy
  9. irreversibly
  10. healthy

Original Text


In medicine, intersex babies who are born with ambiguous genitalia are routinely operated on without consent, without medical need, irreversibly, in order to make their healthy anatomy appear more "normal." This is before they've even said their first words, indicated a sexuality or a gender identity.

Many people are never told the truth about their intersex traits, and those who are are instructed, often, not to tell anyone. Secrecy is enforced and shame is a close shadow. In the law, intersex people fall outside of categorization, and more importantly, protection. This concerns the banal tasks — if you can imagine the number of forms you've filled out that you had to check "M" of "F" on — to lacking protection under any law, specifically, the Gender Recognition or Equality Act. And intersex people cannot correct the sex classification they've been given at birth unless they declare they are transgender. After decades of activism, these life-altering problems are starting to be addressed.

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