Description
I need a 4-5 page APA formatted paper about intersexuality with an example such as
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
More Visibility for the Intersexuality Phenomenon - Outline
Thesis Statement: The phenomenon of intersexuality needs more visibility because of the
limited scientific research about it, the controversies that it attracts and misrepresentations that
define intersexuality.
I.
II.
The limited scientific research on intersexuality
The controversy surrounding intersexuality
a. The undue advantage that intersex women have over normal women
III.
The misrepresentations on intersexuality
a. The myth that intersexuality is hermophroditism
b. Intersexuality is rare in the society
c. Intersex children need surgery to correct their mutations
Running head: MORE VISIBILITY FOR THE INTERSEXUALITY PHENOMENON
More Visibility for the Intersexuality Phenomenon
Name
Institution
1
MORE VISIBILITY FOR THE INTERSEXUALITY PHENOMENON
2
More Visibility for the Intersexuality Phenomenon
Introduction
In spite of her outstanding performances on the 800m track, the world still questions the
validity of the International Association for Athletes Federations (IAAF) and International
Olympic Committee (IOC) permitting Caster Semenya to continue participating in athletics as a
woman. This debate attributed to physical features of Semenya, which border between those of a
man and a woman. Equally, her leaked medical report highlighted a high level of testosterone
about three times of a normal woman, lacking a womb and ovaries, in addition to, having
internal testes. This debate rages on in spite of the Court of Arbitration for Sport suspending
IAAF from barring intersex athletes from competition. This instance highlights challenges that
intersex persons face in the society whether in sports, modeling or other careers. In spite of an
intersex person such as Semenya identifying herself as a woman, the society has demanded that
she verifies her status as a woman. The concern of intersexuality, which is the existence of
mutated markers of sexual identity, is because of their sexual identity challenging the customary
medical and biological notions of sexual identity. Moreover, limited scientific research on
intersexuality only creates more controversy on the issue. As a result,...