In the small village of Las Salinas in the Dominican Republic there is an unusual genetic condition that challenges the traditional view of gender. Listen as Lynne describes a rare intersex condition that occurs with increased frequency in a few small populations across the globe.

More information about intersex can be found through:

1. interACT - Advocates for Intersex Youth

2. Intersex Justice Project

3. Nobody Needs to Know: A Memoir by Pidgeon Pagonis

More information about gender identity can be found through:

1. Gender Justice League

2. The International Foundation for Gender Education

3. The Audre Lorde Project

Special note: Dr. Helen Shui is truly a doctor, but is working under a pseudonym for privacy reasons. Dr. Lynne Kramer is using her real name. Music by Helen Shui and Caplixo. Cover art by Lynne Kramer. 

Sources:

1. Integrative and Analytical Review of the 5-Alpha-Reductase Type 2 Deficiency Worldwide by Rafael Loch Batista & Berenice Bilharinho Mendonca. 

2. 5-Alpha-Reductase Deficiency by Gopi Kumar; Joshuan & J. Barboza-Meca.

3. Embryology, Sexual Development by Aatsha P A, Tafline C. Arbor, & Kewal Krishan

4. Finasteride by Patrick M. Zito; Karlyle G. Bistas; & Kirin Syed.

5. The World of Intersex Children and One Person's Journey Between Two Sexes by ABC News, no byline

6. "No Regrets?" Nightline on intersex (Pidgeon Pagonis Redux) - March 10, 2015 by interACT

7. Intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis shares journey of trauma, triumph, and continued advocacy by NBC Chicago Matthew Rodrigues

8. BBC Documentary Series “Countdown to Life: The Making of You Series”

9. The extraordinary case of the Guevedoces by BBC News, no byline

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