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Today is Intersex Awareness Day. I am intersex – and did not find out until I was 26! Intersex people are also impacted by the decision in FWS, but this is much less talked about. Intersex people continue to be subjected to non-consensual medical interventions. Intersex rights are human rights.

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A relative had a very premature sick baby in intensive care. She was distressed that other parents in the unit with a *healthy* baby born the same day as hers were being pressed to choose “the sex” with early surgery a given - no suggestion could await consent from the child. This was 41 years ago.