Intersex/variations of sex characteristics and DSD citizenship in the UK, Italy and Switzerland

Bibliographic Data

ID7724927
AuthorsMonro (0000-0003-4148-6089, University of Huddersfield, corresponding author), Daniela Crocetti (0000-0002-5144-8804, University of Huddersfield), Tracey Yeadon-Lee (0000-0002-6610-9346, University of Huddersfield)
Year2019
Volume23
Issue8
Pages780-797
Publication date2019-11-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCitizenship Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1362-1025 • E-ISSN: 1469-3593
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13621025.2019.1645813
OpenAlexW2955415236
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited31

Citizenship studies is highly relevant to understanding intersex, variations of sex characteristics (VSC), and Disorders of Sex Development (DSD), yet little scholarship exists to date about intersex citizenship. This article outlines and develops the foundations for a distinctive intersex citizenship studies, addressing health citizenship, children’s citizenship, legal rights, and breaches of human rights experienced by intersex people and those with DSD. The paper presents original qualitative data from research in the UK, Italy and Switzerland with intersex people and their advocates, medics, and policy stakeholders. It shows that asserting citizenship is crucial for intersex people and those with VSC or DSD. This extremely marginalised population require social, intimate, children’s and health citizenship. Intersex citizenship addresses both medical and human rights issues in an integrated way

Biology · Citizenship · Disorders of sex development · Human rights · Political science · Politics · Population · Qualitative research · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Sexual Differentiation and Disorders · Genetics