What does it mean to be intersex?
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- Опубликовано: 31 дек 2023
- It’s a community you may have never heard about, but makes up an estimated 2% of the world’s population. Intersex is an umbrella term for people born with sex traits that fall outside of the traditional conception of male or female bodies. In this week’s Stay Tuned, we’ll talk to actor and activist River Gallo, an intersex person who is shining a light on the community through a feature film.
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Non consensual surgeries should absolutely be banned, including circumcision.
Well maybe educate yourself on why circumcision is good and really important
Stfu 😂 I'm happy I don't have a stinking sock that hangs over my hog. I'm extra happy that I was a baby, and don't remember getting the stinky cheese sock removed. "You just wash it", shut up. It's gross.
@@captainadler511 I have. It isn't.
@@captainadler511nonsense
@@captainadler511 Since you’ve made a claim and have a platform and opportunity to back up that claim, why don’t you save us all the time and educate us? Go on. Please, tell us just how it’s good and important. Brownie points for not mentioning any deity.
The idea of putting your baby through surgery, especially on such a sensitive area, when there is no medical need just baffles me.
Happens to nearly all boys in America
@@TheCronedoggyCircumcision without medical need or consent is also horrifying, yes.
@@TheCronedoggy Happens to a lot of girl in the Middle East too.
Ironic
Ironic AF. Yikessss
I love that they answered my question within the first 5 seconds.
Same
For people who dont understand intersex, it used to be called Hermaphrodite, , I'm an intersex teen and my oarents chose to have me surgically repaired, in my case it was not difficult, it was a birth defect which a large percentage are, I'm very grateful they made this decision for me, I wouldn't have ever known had they not decided to tell me,, I guess every case is different,,, much love and strength to anyone having a difficult time with it ❤
Hermaphrodite is the term I grew up with. Biology is so fascinating and complex. I love learning how other forms of life reproduce, and when I learned about Clownfish my mind was blown. We're not clownfish. I think with science though one day we'll be able to truly change between the two. I'm all for people living how they want be it as a man, a woman, both or neither, but for now it's a little more binary at least physiologically. People will draw these lines as long as they exist in some form, and warping facts to fit your feelings does more harm than good imo.
Thanks for answering this perfectly 🥰. I'm to old to learn a new social order of p.c. ❤😊❤
Thanks for this! I read it and immediately got it. ❤
Sometimes they get it wrong and sucks for those people that get the surgery and don’t want to be that gender. Glad they got it right in your case.
I think calling it a birth defect is maybe a little insensitive to those who feel it’s part of who they are and not a “defect”. Just an observation, not a judgement or criticism.
A friend of mine married an intersex woman. Neither of them knew she was intersex. They were trying to have children and they went to a specialist and were told she had testes instead of ovaries. She was adopted and apparently at birth she was noted as male and upon adoption her adoptive parents got surgery on her.
Omg that’s wild. Did that effect their marriage at all?
Yes@@mizravenkustoms
Thank you for this information.🙏✝️
So they were a guy who got sexually abused and manipulated by adopted parents to become a girl. I dont see the intersex part?
I have a feeling you’re not telling the story right. Intersex people are born intersex. They aren’t intersex after surgery.
We have an intersex cat. Dont know what their genes are, but had both ovaries and testes, or at least tissues that appeared to be both to the vet.
What's its name? ❤
@@evonne315 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The human is so complex there is a lot we are still learning. Assigning at birth probably is not a good idea you haven’t met this person yet they just came into this world.
I too was born with intersex. It is who I am but the fact is my life has been very difficult to say the least. I’ve had many surgeries and even such advanced cancer I almost died. I look male in many ways but also share many female traits. I do have one testis that works well enough that we were able to produce two children over a fiveteen year period. After the children were born is when the cancer hit me. The cancer took the form of ovarian cancer. My spouse has been supportive she understands that I am both female and male with the male side having been destroyed with the onset of cancer. The female bits also were effected but phycologicaly female is all I have.
Medical community has treated me ok but last summer when I had an appointment for a mammogram the staff escorted me from the hospital because they saw my gender listed as being nonbinary and didn’t wish to treat someone like me.
I am and old man and appreciate the information. I think of videos like this as software updates.
Except they misinform but ok.
@@ericaeli3807 agree to disagree
Agreed. I’m a 73-year-old cis white male. I’m still learning about the amazing variability in biology and human beings.
The human biology is truly awesome 🥰🙌
This is exactly what people everywhere should see. Especially those who choose to ignore the fact that not everybody is born the same way as they are. And those people may not be choosing to ignore this fact, they may not know this fact exists and are simply ignorant of it.
Yeah and at the same time the feelings of the few don't outweigh the needs of the many
@@ThomasSawyers I hear you, so true.
@@ThomasSawyers oh you poor fragile thing, what rights of yours are intersex people taking away?
Being out and who you are does not harm others.@@ThomasSawyers
@@JC-justchillinbeing “out” and “who you are” are both personal things why should the rest of the world care about what you have going on in your life especially something that has to do with you medically. Intersex people are a small group of people who claim they need attention and awareness….. but for what? How does this help them? What benefits do they gain from making the world know vs their doctors? Sounds like a money grab.🤷🏾♂️
Rivers' voice is 6 octaves lower than mine.
Lololol
She was given testosterone. In trying to normalize her to society norms.
So, what is your point? Ignorance isn’t an excuse for ignorant comments
Thats a DEEEEEEP voice alright
@@beantown8085maybe we would respect them more if liberals didnt hijack their medical issues. If you are truely born with both (which is also way less than 2%), then I respect the fact that you may have mixed feelings about being a boy or girl. But everyone else that claims this “spectrum” nonsense is doing it for the attention.
More people need to learn what intersex is. Thank you for covering this
Not really it's 2% of the world population. Conjoined twins are more common, lol
@@seshboy612 the irony is the people that don't aren't people like you that believe its a right of yours to disrespect others.
why we got to focus on sexuality?
@@hansermast4395 intersex isn't "sexuality", its focused on what is someone else's pants, which seems to be an obsession with some people, so if you are busy studying other people's genitals all the time then you should know that there are more than just two models being pumped out of the factory. For me its easier to just respect others equally.
@@Gee-xb7rt But the percentage is really 2%? like i mean noticable intersex condition?
Intersex population is much smaller than 2 percent. I’m a nurse of more than 20 years and I’ve cared for thousands of patients. Never have I ran into a patient that I couldn’t categorize as male or female
That’s because you’re a nurse
@@giovannigiovanni9377bro, I am not a nurse but I am pretty sure its definetly les then 1 prc. its like... not even half percent 😂
@@giovannigiovanni9377The number of births with ambiguous genitals is in the range of 1:4500-1:2000 (0.02%-0.05%).
those who say 2 prc. also include peeps who buggin about the gender without no physical cause for it.
May all those who are fearful and judgmental be released of their fears. May we all love and honor one another, regardless.
Well said!
Hida Vilori is similarly up front and credible and I was convinced of the authenticity of the Intersex reality. Neither of these uncommon individuals is lying one iota. 💪❤️🙏
Maybe you should...
I have never heard of it. So, kudos on this.
How have you not heard of this in this day and age? Not bashing you I’m genuinely curious because I can’t get away from people talking about these topics.
@@mizravenkustoms There are many older people in their 50s 60s or 70s who did not grew up with internet. They are not necessarily tech savvy. And the first thing they do when they got internet is not to look up intersex people.
My dog was this actually. Thought it was a male but well found some other thing inside when we went to get it fixed.
Really ? You must be young
@@marciayoung8735 😆 I am a child of the 60s.
Really educational! Thank you!
It's not actually
"Applying this more precise definition, the true prevalence of intersex is seen to be about 0.018%, almost 100 times lower than Fausto-Sterling s estimate of 1.7%."
Big facts. That 2% was a crazy reach
I think it is so important to put the subject out there so the world knows about it. However I think it should be done without putting it in with the other agendas. We are all born our own way
The fact is that people in most cultures, i believe all, have some knowledge that there are such people. And it is well understood except by children who taunt whatever they dont understand. It doesnt require any form of tecnological or cultural sophistication. In the same way they know there are people born with different kinds of biological challenges or oddities. Like you said its all used to impose some agenda.
@@dahrayyem2648 I think it's been hidden to much. At least here in the US. It should have always been talked about in away that it was accepted. Just like everyone else who seems to be considered different than our own individual person. If honesty and acceptance of everyone would have happened from the beginning we wouldn't have the hate and racism we have now. It's so very sad
@@WorldOfWonder66 It's could be embarrassing, rhus the secrecy.
@@dahrayyem2648It’s only embarassing because of our culture though. There’s no reason for it to be embarassing. It’s not embarassing to have red hair or green eyes, for example. We’re the ones who make it embarassing for people. Who someone is should never be a target for shame.
And the secrecy of an individual is up to them, as it should be. But the subject matter itself, independent of any individual, doesn’t need to be secretive. We’ve never hidden the fact that there are males and females in the world, and it’s never been embarassing to be male or female. Intersex people also exist naturally, and it should be no more embarassing to be intersex than to be anything else. Do you see what I mean?
@@babybirdhome ok.True.
There really needs to be much more said and taught about this. The world likes to put things in boxes with names and clear boundaries around them but human sexuality is actually on a continuum with many variations and the lack of understanding about this causes a lot of misery. Some people are born hermaphrodite, meaning both male and female, some are born with ambiguous genitalia and you can't know what they are genetically without testing them. This is not the same thing as body dysmorphia where a person is clearly a biological/genetic male or female but identifies as the opposite in their own mind. People need to be allowed to make up their own minds how they want to be identified once they are of age to understand it and make such a decision.
There are no true hermaphrodite humans. Also "intersex" is a misnomer, there is noone without or between sexes. There is only female and male, we just have to be more open minded about the variation in those categories.
Also this is not correct information, 2% is an overestimating and its putting people in that category when they don't belong there.
"Applying this more precise definition, the true prevalence of intersex is seen to be about 0.018%, almost 100 times lower than Fausto-Sterling s estimate of 1.7%."
That's science trying to put things in boxes. Unlike some laws, Science doesnt consider feelings as part of the equation. Maybe one day our laws will ban science and we can all live in blissful ignorance.
@@Justthegoodstuff-gh2xx what do you mean there are no true hermaphrodites? I know someone who was indeed born a hermaphrodite.
@@Justthegoodstuff-gh2xx You are as wrong as you can be. There are true hermaphrodites and if you work in the field of genetics, you would know that. Moreover, "third genders" are recognized by many cultures around the world, and always have been. The concept is only now getting attention in the west. You mentioned being open minded about the variations in defining males and females, I think we can agree on that point.
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River looks like a perfectly attractive young lady, and then she speaks and that bass voice really hits hard.
Tf? Looks literally like a dude 😂
lol I think you have a different definition for “attractive” . This is the world we have to live in? Where we all have to pretend? No thanks
@@paxromana1982 I don't think attraction is objective, lay off the tinfoil and adrenochrome, friend
@@imminxxy2569 there is a baseline for being attractive and a person that is dressed as a woman but looks and sounds like a man is no at that line. Duh? Dipsh!t. 99.9% of men won’t find this person attractive so they aren’t attractive. Period.
Gotta love what Lord gave us, in her case it's intersex.
I could listen to that voice forever.
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@@tdjakes121 Why the puke? Their voice is a rich, sultry one. Does it hurt you or confuse you (or excite you) that someone with such a deep voice looks differently than you'd expect? Let's hear your voice and let us rate you and your life experience. But only with emojis, since that seems to be what your intellect can handle.
@@EricaGamet🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@EricaGamet My man, don’t be so sensitive.
Thank you river for sharing with us. Its how we learn.
I know someone who was born with no reproduction organs a male doctor's said. 40 years ago. Happens according to my medical books.
40 years ago, doesn’t sound very common or even a comparison to the current issue.
@@Infamous_B_Cit's still part of changing the mind set of both doctors & parents. What happened yesteryear, colors today's opinions & has also led to further study of the negative effects on those who had those surgeries. When you listen to the people screaming that there are only 2 sexes, still today, you have to realize the scientific proof that it's a fallacy, still has a long way to go to be acceptable to the ignorant. One of the only ways to do that is to educate people on the past horrors. Take lobotomies for instance. They were a popular treament in the 40's.
@@Infamous_B_C Intersex people has been documented for hundred of years kiddo. It's even mentioned in the Hindus scriptures.
It's recognized and addressed in the Jewish Talmud as well. Human civilization and society has been aware of intersex for thousands of years. The modern political right-wingers in the West act like it is something new, but it's not.@@nntflow7058
@@nntflow7058what’s ur point? Religion has been around for longer, you don’t see everyone believing that? What does history have to do with legitimacy?
Kiddo? Lol.
0.018% are affected. That is over 100x less than mentioned 2%. But still, nice to know.
oh my god the psychologist was actually named john money you can't get a better corruption story than that
The guy was a beast.
Look up the history of the Geimer boys from Canada.
Tragic.
Victor Gallo: I am so proud that you represent us! Every Body rocks! I'm a Swyer woman and for me this journey started in the 80s when it was still considered acceptable to lie to intersex children about their diagnosis. Even my ObGyn many years later hid it from me until a documentary clued me in when I was 38. "Are you sure you want to know?" she asked. I would've loved knowing this about myself way sooner. Being ultra-feminine male has been magical to say the least. I'm not a flake, probably more of a skeptic, but I picked three Derby winners by twirling my finger like in Dreamcatcher and landing it on a betting sheet. And I was able to make people win at an Internet cafe pretty consistently simply by using the word "win." I got famous for that in a small town. And I won the pIck 4 in FL from a room number I remembered from a lucid dream. And OMG the lucid dreams - all my life!!! Makes me wonder: just how extra is being intersex?
So very proud of you.
They gave a presentation at my university. I was ecstatic to ask them questions and take pictures with them and Alicia. Here's to our future in representation!
Did you also took pictures of their Genitalia?
@@elir.torres8642 pervert
😂😂😂
@booboodafoo3247 what is that?
@@booboodafoo3247you are a clown
Never thought I'd say this but River makes a very pretty and classy Woman.
I hope my words didn't offend anyone one that definitely wasn't my goal.
I'm offended please delete your comment
I completely agree that they dont need any surgery
2%! Sounds like that number might be wrong. I have known many people, and not one is intersex.
Not one has *told* you they are.
I support those who are similar to this person. Just stop forced surgery to minors who are still learning who they are.
It's a tough period in their lives but life is tough and strength comes from personal choices and not the choices forced upon you by others.
When River explains that it is as common as red hair surprised me. It's not as rare as I thought.
It's not as common as red hair. That's using an overly broad definition of intersex. It's more like 1 in 5000
It is confused on a lot of things.
Hahahahaha what a made up statistic to try and wow people. You really think that 1 in every 50 people you meet were born with both genitalia?!
The actual number is 0.017 percent. Now does that mean we should hurt them no of course not but it just shows you the lies the left concoct all the time.
@@senorelroboto2, redheads make up 1-2% of the human population! Intersex individuals are 1.7%. So, when they say “about as rare as” they are completely on point!
I found out I had bottom surgery as a 1 1/2 yo baby. My mom, who would tell a lie to protect someone, said it was just a cyst. But then she told me to ask my dad.
I asked my dad what was the surgery about. He doesn't tell lies, but instead, he would defer to avoid hard truths. He told me to ask my mom. Whats going on here
Were you raised as a girl or a boy? Did they do a penectomy/clitoridectomy on an infant?!??
2% were born that way? I thought it was very rare.
Some of them are minor though. It could cause problems like erectile dysfunction for men. Most people would bruised it off as getting old or unhealthy diet.
Hormone imbalance, Inability to have kids, etc.
It all depends on the severity. People with mild cases might not even notice and diagnosed them.
@@nntflow7058good point
It's much rarer than 2%
"Applying this more precise definition, the true prevalence of intersex is seen to be about 0.018%, almost 100 times lower than Fausto-Sterling s estimate of 1.7%."
@@nntflow7058 How is this defined? Do 2% still have both chromosones?
I'm intersex women! I didn't know till I had saw a video about intersex❤❤❤
The very people that need to see this, are not open minded enough to accept the information.
I support you and stand with you. ❤❤❤
Never heard of it. This is my education.
to be fair, the parents have to make the decision when the child is born with this condition.
Their decision was usually based on the existing medical technology and societal norms.
If u are that parent, what would u do?
note: universally a child under 12 yrs old has no decision making power except the parents or legal custodians.
First it was Hermaphrodites, now intersex. My biology book in the mid-70s say hermaphrodite.
My question, why are Hermaphrodites predominantly found in India & Pakistan?
Is it diet or environmental factors that interfere doing the early days of cell divisions(blastocyst)??
Start wars movies predicted the human evolution !!
Thank you!
2%?
"It is estimated that up to 1.7 percent of the population has an intersex trait and that approximately 0.5 percent of people have clinically identifiable sexual or reproductive variations."
that is difference to saying tis 2 percent.
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🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈River, you are a beautiful person I’m sorry you had to go through all of that, I hope you enjoy your life, you do look happy! Gosh your hair is as gorgeous as you are!🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈Hugs and kisses ❌❤⭕️❌❤⭕️❌❤🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS MF MOVIE!!!
It used to be called hermaphroditism. I would say this individual was meant to be male. Usually you can tell which gender they were meant to be, and usually they will choose one of the two genders to be. Nonbinary is a new thing. People do tend to feel more like one or the other.
I think a lot of things should be left until someone is a legal adult and able to make their own choices. Like taking kids to church, just culturally accepted cult indoctrination.
Why is the MSM so consumed and fascinated with sexual context. ?
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Listen to Helen Joyce for a correct explanation
I had a friend who had a intersex baby..she identified as a girl
Not knowing what happened later in life.
Lost touch.
He OR She
Thank you for telling us. Acknowledge removes ignorance... because i thought it was something else. Much love 💓
God bless them all! 🙏
@@dennisvoito1331Yep you are a hopeless.
Physically seems more masculine
2% of the population?
You are absolutely beautiful and I love you ❤️
this is wild lol
Many blessings. It's so sad to think that some Dr's beliefs in religion may have dictated their decisions on babies born different. 😢❤
This has absolutely nothing to do with religion.
Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Christianity all recognize this.
In Matthew 19:12, it's mentioned how people may be born that way.
You should look up John Money and what he did before you assume it was religion. What John Money did is the opposite of religion…
@@katc1949 I know who he is and what he done..
It's actually a birth defect dude
Not having testicles at birth is one thing, but that doesn't sound quite like _enough_ to disqualify as "male" and step into "intersex"
What else does it take? is the big (taboo) question
People who are intersex are male or female.
Yes, they exist. Same with people born without legs and arms, Nature is cruel. It is not normal
Life is hard...
@chiefmegadeth, way to be dismissive! This IS NOT the same as people born without limbs! “Nature” isn’t “cruel”! Humans are, as witnessed by your comment!
Nature did this to them. I’m sure they didn’t choose this. At least I hope they didn’t.
@@1ROB82 , “nature”, is responsible for most phenomena we see! That doesn’t mean it’s a negative thing! The worst of it, is the “negativity” humans spew, at that which is outside of what we’ve chosen to “normalize”! Intersex people have ALWAYS been around, but because of attitudes like yours, they’ve been kept out of public knowledge, and therefore, public discourse! Patriarchal imposition, is what’s kept us from acknowledging these fellow humans, and what keeps many people, from freely accepting them today.
GOOD LUCK RIVER,, NEW YEAR NEW CHANCE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE YOUR WAY,, DO IT LIKE FRANK SINATRA ,,,YOUR WAY ,,,HONEY👍🏻♥️
Absolutely. Be who you are.
Kinda looks like Adam Sandler
“In” the ground?
it hit different
It's a real thing.... Don't believe the dislike bar
I'm confused on how River is intersex. Sure, they were born without testicles. But, he doesn't have any female body parts/organs that's publicly known.
2%? I don’t think so. How many do you know? We all know more than 100 people, statistically we should know 2 out 100.
2% is realistic. We are not intimately aware of everyone's chromosomal makeup nor do we see over 100 people walking around naked. Even so, it would be difficult for the average person to pick out the intersex individual(s).
Do you know exactly 2 redheads? Cause that’s a similar likelihood. Thats also not how statistics apply to real life. Concentrations of any population vary in every area, and they may be far lower in certain areas especially if certain populations were restricted from living in your area for centuries.
A lot of them don’t know they are intersex until they try to have children.
Do you know what the genitals and chromosomal makeup of every person in your life looks like? How is that realistic or rational? How simple minded of you.
It’s because the national health institute actually says it’s about .018%
I'm confused he still has the genetic makeup of a male even though he was born with without testicles. So he was born male irregardless and has a prostate
Intersex…. Pero sépase que eso es biología y es tratable ya que solo un órgano puede funcionar… aunque tengan los dos si el cuerito colgando no funciona no funciona…
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Never heard of intersex.. That voice is deeep! Be respectful to those that don't understand.. And you will get respect.... Expect everyone to know your pronoun... And be rude.. Expect rude...
John Money was a creep.
2% 😂😂😂
Beautiful people. May we all someday deserve your presence among us.
not me, I’ll pass on that
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Why all this talk about gender, you exist, isn´t that enough ?
This is a totally different thing. This is a chromosomal abnormality not a mental issue.
@@mizravenkustoms whats the difference? both are people whose bodies and brains didn't develop like the majority of the population
I still don't know what it is, but forcing like e says is wrong. Can we get a third pronoun?
How about "they" for your third pronoun?
When something is ambiguous the human interference that follows is also sadly ambiguous!
The person in the beggining has a typical internet male computer voice over. How many ads or videos have you seen with that exact voice as a narrator
bro its 2023 why is such confusion still permeating the internet LOL
What confusion
hot
I truly believe that intersex is completely different than transgender is a choice it is something you are choosing but intersex is something that you're born without being such a young child I really don't know if it's right to do something like that to them so early in life but then as a human raise we do t want to wait for a outcome that not a good one it is all the enemies designed to stop us from reduction.
Its all disgusting
You must have no health problems then. Must be nice.
@@redactedredacted1818Anyone different from you is disgusting. Got it.
Being trans isn’t a choice either but that’s a talk for another day.
It's thought that trans people have intersex brain chemistry.
You can still have feminine qualities and features and still be male it's just a genetic code that got mixed or maybe that's how your soul wanted your body to look I love having duality it's made me a god that n all the drugs n stress it all help me develop my psychic abilities 😞🙏 humans dont understand tho its frustrating im just dobt wanna be a god alone caz its fun to share secrets
Da mi am dat muie grețos ficat?😅🎉
It should be LGBTQIAN. N for narcissism - people who are in love with themselves.
mutilation
The voice🔊
Holy sheet that voice 😂
Hes a pretty lady 😂😂😂😂
Die is regte Kak
Protect intersex babies
Thanks. U answered this post with 1 sentence!! Hermaphrodite!! These new ones(titles and definitions) are getting ridiculous too understand. Im happy for you. ❤👍
I had a couple friends in high school who were hermaphrodite, no details, but they were no different than anyone else. Youth should be innocent, telling kids EVERYTHING is dangerous... but i digress...
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There's actually some spiritual information
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Oh shi* here we go again 😅
What does the Q do that isn't already covered by the L and the G?
@@robertsmithslefttoe3644 I thought it did for a moment, then I thought some more. LGBTQIA. B,T,A, and I in your explanation are already accounted for. What's the Q for that is not already covered by L,G,B,T, I and A?