show a significantly smaller penis at birth when compared with the population, but the medical community rarely sees this as a concern (Kessler 1990). With Klinefelter’s Syndrome, men are likely to have a small penis (medically referred to as a micropenis); sparse pubic, underarm, and facial hair; enlarged breast tissue; and abnormal body proportions such as tall stature, long legs, long arms, and large hands. They also exhibit deficits in language processing, verbal processing, judgment, and motor
At this appointment with her doctor it would be discovered that she had undescended testicles and a micropenis. Once the news of this discovery was shared her life had gone from normal to a major change that would affect her entire life. Alexina was legally forced to change her gender to a male and forced her to use the name Abel. The convent that Alexina
People are commonly born with genitals that are easily distinguished as male or female. Intersex individuals are born with ambiguous genitalia that can’t be clearly categorized. The ambiguity of the genitalia or anatomy varies as a product of different variations of chromosomes, genes, gonads, hormones, and hormone receptors (A.D.A.M.). This variations can either occur externally or internally, for example the genitals could be difficult to distinguish as female or male or the internal anatomy of
I decided to chose song “When I Was a Boy” by Dar Williams. I’ve never heard this song before, however the title spoke to me first and the lyric turned to be beautiful and touchy. Thus I was convinced that it is the right gender sond. But let’s start from the beginning. “When I Was a Boy”, what does it mean? Is she (Dar Williams) trying to say that long time ago she was a boy, and then decided to be a girl? Did she change her sex, or sexual orientation? Why “boy” not men, or male? Is it related to