#sam.queer

To be honest I got really tired of the mogai/liom communities. I had a lot of fun making flags and terms and also seeing what others made but the community itself was making me feel tired. I liked the blog and was happy with what I had made but I knew keeping it up was only going to make me feel worse. Plus, I checked and all of my flags and terms have been reblogged at least once so they aren't lost

Para Todos Verem: Uma bandeira lilás com três listras horizontais no meio, em verde, amarelo e verde, com um triângulo branco no centro. /End ID

1) I had a genital variation go completely unnoticed by my OBGYN and thus thought I didn't have it because she didn't look at all. This common for people with my variation, it's rare and hard to see, yes, but many people with it report that doctors just. Don't. Look. Just like mine.

2) Same doctor almost refused to get my hormones tested and dismissed my concerns about possibly having high testosterone, but I got them tested anyways. I tested twice, on the same time of month while I was still having periods, so we couldn't see my hormone levels during the rest of the month!

3) Same doctor, now with the results of the hormone test, told me i did not have high testosterone but actually had high progesterone, and didn't bother to investigate nor explain further. I didn't understand, because I had no signs of high progesterone at all. Years later, looking at the test results myself, I really didn't have high testosterone, yes, but I had other hormone levels that could indicate I have NCAH! This doctor didn't ask me for further testing, and since I didn't know, I didn't advocate for myself. Maybe I don't have NCAH, maybe my hormones are weird like that, but she just. Didn't. Bother!

4) Same doctor did not explain to me when I was diagnosed with endometriosis that it could cause hormone problems. I found that out via a rheumatologist, while checking out a whole other issue!

This doctor wasn't any random doctor either. She was my mother's OBGYN, she was the one assisting my mom when she was pregnant with me, she knows about my family history and has known me since before I was born! I went to her because I trusted her to be honest with me and listen to my concerns, but she didn't.

Para Todos Verem: Duas bandeiras intersexo. A primeira é amarela com um anel roxo no meio. A segunda tem seis listras, em lilás, branco, azul, rosa, branco e lilás. As listras azul e rosa são mais borradas. /Fim de Descrição

Oi pessoal! Resolvi coletar alguns recursos da comunidade intersexo em português e compartilhar aqui, porque sei que nossa comunidade é menor aqui no Brasil, e existe pouca coisa em português sobre nós. Cada recurso é diferente, mas serve pra pessoas que estão questionando ou que já tem certeza que são intersexo, assim como para aliades da causa.

Aviso: Vários links podem conter discussão de abuso médico, mutilação genital, interssexismo, bullying, e mais. Favor ler por sua própria conta e risco.

Organizações

Associação Brasileira de Intersexos - ABRAI

Textos

O que é ser intersexo - ABRAI

O que é intersexo - orientando.org

"E se eu for intersexo?" - Aster, orientando.org

Eu sou intersexo - Amiel, transadvocates Brasil

Cartilha intersexo: versão para a família - Ana Karina Canguçu-Campino e Isabel Maria Sampaio Oliveira Lima

Vídeos

Entenda o que são Pessoas Intersexo e Como Respeitá-las | AzMina - AzMina

O que significa Intersexo? | Intersexo exemplos | Resumo Animado - Amor além da diversidade

BEBÊS INTERSEXO, MUTILAÇÃO GENITAL E ÉTICA MEDICA!!! - Dionne Freitas

Como é ser uma pessoa intersexual? - Buzzfeed Brasil

O que é Intersexo?! Guia Básico #12 - Canal das Bee - Canal das Bee

Intersexo: nem feminino, nem masculino. O que é intersexualidade? - Graças à Deusa

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