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Shadows Of A Broken Childhood
Last weekend, my best friend and I went to an early Christmas bazaar. I’m not much on decorations, but they were also selling baked goods and various knitted items. My grandmother was one of those...
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Another Thanksgiving
Eight months ago, my husband lost consciousness, fell, and fractured the base of his skull in back. He appeared to be all right when the paramedics came. He even drove home by himself. But his...
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Turner Syndrome Boys
About once a month I respond to someone online who claims that only girls can have Turner Syndrome. Some suggest that Noonan Syndrome is the male equivalent. Sadly, they often get such...
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40 Years on HRT
1974—For a brief part of the Cold War I searched the ocean noise for enemy signals. I was very good at pattern recognition and minicomputers. Armed guards watched over us during the day. The men on my...
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Intersex—A Day In The Life
At support group meetings and seminars, I’ve met hundreds of people who have some physical difference of sex development. Intersex, if you will. I don’t even mind the word hermaphrodite when applied to...
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Learning to Fly
Back in the mid 1980s, I bought a share in a flying club that owned a Piper J-5 Cub Cruiser. They hangared the aircraft at a grass field in northern Ohio called Sunset Strip. The...
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The Church and Differences of Sex Development
An open letter to the Southern Baptist Convention. The Southern Baptist Convention(SBC) is being encouraged to consider A Resolution on Transgender when it meets in Baltimore on June 10th and 11th....
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A Westminster Divine on Intersex
The Westminster Assembly gathered in 1643 to restructure the Church of England. Among those who met in the Jerusalem Chamber at Westminster was John Wallis, a mathematician and theologian who acted as...
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Why Christians Should Oppose Bathroom Bills
Florida, Kentucky, and Texas, are considering–or have passed–bills that would limit who can use sex-specific restrooms. The stated intent is to prevent men from dressing as women and entering a...
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Eastern Iowa Review — Changeling
“Afterward, pain shadows my every move. Whenever I stop, the dull ache in my tailbone grows until it consumes each waking thought and pursues me into my dreams.” —Changeling The inaugural issue of the...
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Blessed Are the Peacemakers
LGBT—a four letter word to some in my Reformed church. Sinners to be avoided. Why would I want to have a dialog about sexual diversity in the Church when my church harbors a special hatred for...
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Shadows Of A Broken Childhood
Last weekend, my best friend and I went to an early Christmas bazaar. I’m not much on decorations, but they were also selling baked goods and various knitted items. My grandmother was one of those...
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#Intersex—Disclosure and Blowback
Photo courtesy James Westenbroek Male, Female, and Intersex in the Image of God Thursday evening, Megan DeFranza and I spoke at Calvin College as a part of their Sexuality Series. The presentation was...
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A Proper Young Lady
In the summer of 2012, the AIS-DSD support group met in Oklahoma City. Most who attended were women with Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome or—like me—had some other Difference of Sex Development....
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A Safe Place To Learn
Nobody told me I was intersex when I was a child. I’m not even sure how much my parents knew. Back then, physicians often kept such things a secret. After my health improved, my mother didn’t...
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View ArticleThe Reformation Project
“The Reformation Project is a Bible-based, Christian direct action organization that works to promote inclusion of LGBT people by reforming church teaching on sexual orientation and gender identity. We...
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A Few Intersex Websites
During a recent interview with Dr. Michael Brown, I promised to post a few links to websites with information about intersex. AIS-DSD — An intersex support group interACT — Advocates for intersex...
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Intersex and the Nashville Statement
The recently published Nashville Statement represents the beliefs of a coalition of conservative evangelical leaders regarding same-sex marriage, gender identity, and even intersex. Although their...
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Barren Women and the Nashville Statement
Intersex & Faith, Inc. recently completed a survey of more than 100 of the signatories of the Nashville Statement, asking for clarification of Article 6, especially the call for intersex people to,...
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