Talk:Nonconsensual, Medically Unnecessary Surgeries on Intersex Children

Your topic is really interesting and your research is great but if possible it may help if you added an example of a person affected by this.

Giving the reader someone who has been through this to connect to helps makes the content more engaging. Other than that the only thing I can see is that incomplete table at the bottom of the article but formatting this like that in this wiki is hard so that might just be the website.

I have included a link at the bottom of the Wiki just before references with Pidgeon's, an intersex activist, personal experience with intersex surgery, thanks for the recommendation!

This is truly horrifying. One thing I wondered though, is does this happen all over the world? Just in certain countries? Maybe a line about that would add to clarity. Good job though!

This does happen worldwide unfortunately. Thanks for the recommendation! I've included it.

What an interesting choice of topic! With discussions of the gender spectrum becoming increasingly prevalent in current events, I have often felt that the topic of intersex children has remained taboo and left out of the conversation. As a result, it was very interesting to learn more in depth about how our culture percieves this as a medical issue instead of a natural way of being.

One critique I do have for this as a "wiki" page is that this wiki had many normative statements, making it clear how the author positioned themselves. While I agree with the author, I dont feel that this wiki is the best place for "shoulds" and right vs wrong (ex. As genital surgery is unnecessary for a child's physiological functioning,[1] it should be delayed until a child is able to provide informed consent.) I think this wiki would be stronger if normative statements were removed and this article was written as less of opinion piece.

Great job!

Thank you for pointing out my tendency to make normative statements. I tried to edit for a more objective stance! Writing for a wiki is definitely different from what I'm used to writing.

I would be interested to see how this issue interplays lack of accessibility to healthcare. i.e. what are experiences like for intersex children who do not have regular access to healthcare, or whose families don't have funds for surgery?

You bring up a really interesting perspective to consider that is definitely in line with our course. I felt that delving into this branch would have diverged from my main topic, so I did not include this information in the end. However, if I had more space I would be curious to explore how social class, race, and other factors might play into this issue as well!

Very Interesting topic.

I could not find any fault except the generalized sentence in your introduction that reads Although many children are born intersex. How many? In what country? Is there a case? What was the outcome? What was the impact on the kid as this would help show the severity of this issue? It is indeed gruesome to decide a child's gender/fate.

Thank you for noting my generalizing statement! I had trouble with keeping my sentences specific and solid. There have been many cases of intersex surgeries, and overflowing testimonies of personal experiences that I wish I had the space to include in my wiki in detail. I have included a link at the bottom of my wiki with a vlog by Pidgeon, an intersex activist, with her personal experience with intersex surgery if you would like to know more!