Lessons From the Intersexed

N.J.: Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 1998. x, 193 pages; 22 cm Very fine (as new). Paperback. ISBN: 9780813525297, 9780813525303

Focusing on intersexuality, having physical gender markers that are neither female or male, the author examines the social institutions that are mobilized to maintain the two seemingly objective sexual categories. She argues that we need to rethink the meaning of gender, genitals and sexualityContents: Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 The Medical Construction of Gender 3 Defining and Producing Genitals 4 Evaluating Genital Surgery 5 Questioning Medical Management 6 Rethinking Genital and Gender Notes Glossary Biography Index.