Nine facts about my intersex body that makes me different; one for every mile of my long run. [cut] Mile one, 9:08. Fact number one: I have complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, which is an intersex condition. I have XY chromosomes. We typically see [stutters] X-XY in males, but... when you have CAIS, you have XY chromosomes too. [cut] Mile two, 8:52. Fact number two: people with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome have external female genitalia. We have full breast development, and on the outside, we look completely female... even though -- going back to fact one -- we have XY chromosomes. [cut] Mile three, 8:45. I'm not trying to pick it up, I probably should slow down. Fact number three: while I do have external female genitalia and breast development, I do not have a vagina. Yeah, so, see, we have a urethra, we have the whole out- exterior, but... our vaginal opening leads to what they call a blind pouch... meaning it goes nowhere. I don't have a cervix or anything inside, so dilation therapy is required if you wanna create... that kind of vagina. [cut] Mile four, 8:39, I have no business going this fast! Fact four: I was born with testicles. Yes. Now here's the thing: Like a male, my testes produce testosterone. But my body can't process testosterone, because I have complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. So that testosterone was converted into estrogen, and that's what made me develop female. Now, due to the l-lack of testosterone, my testes were never gonna drop... they wouldn't be like a- like a sack. They would just remain in my abdomen. [cut] Mile five, 8:26, and I'm not trying to go faster every mile, I just apparently am. Fact five: I don't have a period. I've never had a period. I was born without ovaries or uterus or cervix or fallopian tubes, or any of that, so I don't have periods. So frankly, I know nothing about them and I don't understand them. [cut] Mile six, 8:09. I swear... I'm probably gonna crash and burn these last few miles. Anyway! Next fact: I don't create any body odor, and I don't grow any body hair. Because my body can't respond to testosterone, so I don't get BO, I don't have pubes, and I don't have underarm hair. [raises arm] I've never shaved my underarms, a day in my life. [cut] Seven, 7:56. I'm crazy today. Okay, another fact about me: I'm completely infertile. All people with CAIS are infertile; we don't have ovaries, and our testes do not produce anything that could create... life. So we can't have biological children. [cut] Mile eight, 8:28. Slowing down a little bit. So, our next fact: gir- women with CAIS are typically pretty tall. So, I'm only 5'6, which isn't super tall, but my mom's only 4'10, and my sister's only 5'2. So, I'm tall, considering the family. [cut] [laying on the ground] Mile nine, 8:05. And I'm spent. And my last fact: intersex people like me are operated on, every day. Especially childrens, babies, and teens... minors. And it don't really need it, [sits up] most of the time. A lot of times, because people don't understand a body that doesn't fit the mold, and they're trying to change it, and [air quotes] "fix" it. But what if we're not broken? [cut] If you found this interesting, make sure to check out my podcast, The Unedited Body, on Apple and Spotify!