Dale,<br><br>Maybe the problem is that the normal
person in everyday life doesn't have a clue that things
like intersexuality exist in as great numbers as it
does. Everybody hears stories about "morphadites" in
grade school, and that's where it stays for most, just
jokes about mythical creatures.<br><br>When I began to
study my particular form of this, I quickly learned two
things; first just how fragile gender is, and second,
that gender is not a bipolar either/or, but a great
spectrum. I have completely abandoned the concept of a
male/female dichotomy in my own mind, in favor of a gender
spectrum concept. <br><br>I have decided that the only way
people will change their thinking is education. Now I am
not some ultra-leftist that thinks anyone who doesn't
espouse my view isn't educated; I don't mean education in
that sense, but I am not afraid to acknowledge my
gender status and answer questions about it. This is
what I mean by education. Most people have never heard
of these things, because it never comes close to
home, like it does when they find out a close colleague
or friend is intersexed. Then it has meaning to them
in a personal way and they can see for themselves
that gender isn't some either/or, black and white kind
of thing, and intersexed people are not monsters,
freaks or weirdos, but just the guy or gal at the job
they have known for years. The more we make our own
efforts to be heard and understood, the sooner that day
you're talking about will get here, Dale.<br><br>Every
other condition and disease process on earth has
advocacy. There are more of us than people with Cystic
Fibrosis. There are more of us intersexed than Jewish
people. Where are the billboards for PAIS/CAIS?
Hypospadias? Total Gonadal Dysgenesis? Crytorchidism/Anorchia?
And on and on. <br><br>Thanks for setting up this
forum, Dale. I just wish it was more active and had five
times the membership!<br><br>Doug