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Useful Books and Links regarding Intersexuality

Useful Links: 

last updated 02/2014

AIS - DSD: 
(Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome - Differences of Sexual Development) 

About DSD's

Intersex Society of North America: 

INSA

Advocates for Informed Choice: 
(An organization to protect the civil right of children born with differences of sexual anatomy)

AIC

Zollie's Spot: 
(CAIS Author and Blogger)

Zollie's Spot

Intersex Allies:

Pamphlet

 Additional Links!  

BBC Intersex Documentary, "Me, My Sex, and I" (*NOTE: Unfortunately, at the moment you can only view the programme if you’re in the UK.)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0139jv4

Intersex UK was founded by our lovely and compassionate trio: Holly, Tanya, and Imy. There vision is: “A Britain where intersex people are understood, accepted and respected and able to participate fully in all aspects of society” Check them out and support them!

http://intersexuk.org/

http://www.mrkh.org

The missing vagina monologue.

http://www.mrkh.org/files/The_Missing_Vagina_Monologue_and_Beyond.pdf

The Video of the missing vagina monologue.

http://www.gendervision.org/joomla15/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=66

An intro to how CAH happens

www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/HowTheBodyWorks/SexDevelopmentAnOverview/CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasiaCAH/Pages/default.aspx

An intro to how AIS and 5-Ard happen

www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/HowTheBodyWorks/SexDevelopmentAnOverview/AISand5ARD/Pages/default.aspx

Answers to Your Questions About Individual born with Intersex Conditions. by the American Psychological Association

http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/intersex.pdf

Accord Alliance: http://www.accordalliance.org/

AIC Legal: http://aiclegal.org/

AISSG Australia: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~aissg/

AIS/DSD Support Group for Women and Families: http://www.aisdsd.org/

Barriers Outside – Taiwan: http://facebook.com/concerns.IS

Beautiful You MRKH Foundation: http://beautifulyoumrkh.org

Bodies Like Ours: http://bodieslikeours.org

Caitlin Childs: http://caitlinpetrakischilds.com/blog/

CARES Foundation: http://caresfoundation.org

Claudia Astorino (Full-Frontal Activism: Intersex and

Awesome) http://fullfrontalactivism.blogspot.com/

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Education and Support

Network: http://congenitaladrenalhyperplasia.org

GrApSIA (Spain) http://grapsia.org

HEA (Hypospadias & Epispadias Association):http://heainfo.org/

Hida Viloria: http://hidaviloria.com/

the Houston Intersex Society: http://thehoustonintersexsociety.com

Inter/Act: http://inter-actyouth.tumblr.com/

Intersex Germany: http://intersexuelle-menschen.net

Intersex Initiative: http://intersexinitiative.org

Intersex Roadshow (Dr. Cary Costello):http://intersexroadshow.blogspot.com/

Intersex Society of North America: http://isna.org

Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand: http://ianz.org.nz

Intersex UK: http://intersexuk.org

Organisation Intersex International Australia: http://oiiaustralia.com

Organisation Intersex International NZ (Aotearoa): http://oii-nz.com/

Organisation Intersex International USA: http://oiiinternational.com/oiiusa/

Michael Kreuzer:http://facebook.com/hessimichael

Tiger Devore: http://tigerhowarddevorephd.com/

Zollies Spot: http://zollies-spot.blogspot.com/

Zwischengeschlecht (Zurich, Switzerland) http://blog.zwischengeschlecht.info

Zwitterland! (A mystery local Houstonian) http://zwitterland.com

BOOKS:

Dr. Gerald N. Callahan writes a great book discussing the types of DSD's and the cellular hic-cups that cause them.  As well as giving first hand experience from patients of his.  Dr. Callahan uses his pathology and immunology background to get into the specifics of Intersexuality, while at the same time making it an easy read.