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GROWING UP INTERSEX
september 21, 2007
It's a topic few people discuss, but 1 of every 2,000 children are born intersex. Plus, what to do if your child is...
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author opens up about his inspiration for Oprah's Book Club selection, Middlesex.
Elizabeth Gilbert only thought she had everything she wanted. Start reading and find your path to happiness.
Intersex, transgender, gay? Dr. Alice Dreger clears up the confusion about biology, gender and attraction.
RELATED RESOURCES
  • Find more on intersex issues. Or visit the Intersex Society of North America at www.isna.org.
  • Ken Burns's seven-part series The War is now available on DVD. Visit www.pbs.org/thewar for more information.
related LINKS

Intersex people are those born with both male and female characteristics. Some estimate that 1 in 2,000 children are born with some sort of intersex condition. More

Jeffrey Eugenides answers readers' questions about Middlesex. More

Middlesex is the astonishing tale of a gene that passes down through three generations of a Greek-American family and flowers in the body of Calliope Stephanides. More

Start a discussion! Use these study questions for Jeffrey Eugenides's book 'Middlesex.' More
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