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Sex: Unknown
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Related NOVA Resources
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There is no classroom activity for this program. The following resources from the companion Web site accompany this program:
My Life As an Intersexual
Read about the journey of one intersexual who
was raised as a woman and later chose to
become a man. (Grades 9-12)
Fausto-Sterling: Two Sexes Are Not Enough
In this excerpt from her recent book, Sexing
the Body: Gender Politics and the
Construction of Sexuality, Brown University
biologist and historian Anne Fausto-Sterling
argues for a redefinition of our two-sex-only
world. (Grades 9-12)
The Intersex Spectrum
In approximately one out of every 100 births,
seemingly tiny errors occur during the stages
of fetal sex differentiation that can lead to
a range of intersex conditions. The most common
of these are explained in this feature.
(Grades 9-12)
Share Your Story
This section features personal stories
about gender identity sent in by readers.
Posted submissions contain no last names
or other identifying information. (Grades 9-12)
How Is Sex Determined? (Hot Science)
Follow the sex development of a male or female
embryo in this feature spanning the first 16
weeks of development. (Flash plug-in required.)
(Grades 9-12)
Plus:
Resources
Program transcript
Complete narration for the TV program.
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