Answer the questions using these texts as reference. “Beyond the Binary” by Shannon Dea and/or “Philosophizing about Sex” by Laurie Shrage and Robert Scott Stewart.
Is the ‘cis’ prefix helpful? Why or why not? how so? remember to be framing your answer within an understanding of the materials in the class.
A rationale behind what doctor’s were deciding when it came to intersex babies was that being able to clearly identify the sex of the child was more humane than having a child with atypical sexual features. (Dea notes this in a question on page 97) Is this rationale enough? Why or why not? Consider the way that parents are pressured to conform to gender and sex norms in society