Full Description
HERMAPHRODITE LOGIC is a bold examination of intersex liberation. Juliana Gleeson reveals how a movement challenged systemic medical abuses to reshape our understanding of sex. Blending philosophical insights and personal testimonies, Gleeson argues that intersex people have been harmed not just for therapeutic reasons but to ease professional and parental anxieties.
Contents
Introduction: Sex is Expressive
1. The Boston Revelation
2. The Clinic Strikes Back
3. Bringing in the Intersex
4. Herms as Humans
5. A Struggle Without a Centre
6. Sex in the Wreckage
7. Conclusion: Hermaphrodite Statues, Intersex Poems