Gender Sex

The Truth About Sex They Never Taught You In School

Remember sex education? When they’d wheel in the overhead projector and show you slides of penises and vaginas — no giggling, please! Well, there’s one slide they didn’t show you… Sometimes nature gets a little creative. As you well know, sex isn’t just physical genitalia. It also involves chromosomes to teach the body how to create itself and hormones to regulate the system. But they’re not always … Continue reading The Truth About Sex They Never Taught You In School

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Shining A Spotlight On Intersex Issues In Nepal

The world needs to learn the truth about biological sex characteristics, says intersex person and advocate Esan Regmi. And this necessity has grown since Esan launched Nepal’s first intersex-led organisation three years ago. “After registering our organisation, we are raising awareness and supporting intersex people,” Esan said. “And many parents of intersex children, they don’t know about their child’s issues.  “They are pretty confused because … Continue reading Shining A Spotlight On Intersex Issues In Nepal