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Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She

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292:, and sometimes have sex, at other times. An Indian man, Vijay, and his wife are introduced. The fact that Vijay lives a double life with a male partner of twelve years is revealed. Vijay's wife doesn't know about this, and he feels guilty because he was forced into an arranged marriage. But in the 357:
was measured. Men who were considered homophobic were more aroused, but claimed they had no reaction. This then goes back to Gwen Araujo, who was killed by two men who were insecure about their sexualities because they had sexual relations with her. All of this supports the theory that people are
247:, who was banned from competition after a test showed her to have XY (male) chromosomes. She eventually won her medals back and was allowed to compete as a woman after a long legal battle. There are no more chromosome tests in the Olympic Games; however, 254:
Next, eight-year-old Noah is introduced. Noah is biologically male and living as boy, but prefers things that are typically for girls. His father, mother, and step-father all share their concerns for Noah's future in their small
342:, are introduced. One is in a relationship with a Texan man who was married and had children. The woman in her early twenties must support her mother and grandmother because her father has died. 233:
at birth. He eventually transitioned to using the name Max and male pronouns, but still identifies as more an intersex person then a man. Max now is married with a daughter.
181:, a teenage trans woman, is described in detail by the narrator. Several acquaintances had killed her after finding out that Araujo was born male because two of them had had 519: 529: 559: 229:
and then assigned female at birth. He was raised with many operations for which he did not know the reason until he found out that he was classified as a
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more likely to get angry at sex, gender, and sexuality differences because they are insecure about their own sexuality or gender identity.
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In a Dutch institute of brain research, scientists are trying to learn about the differences between
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is developed in the womb is explained by the narrator and James Pfaus, a professor at
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religion, it was once considered natural to have a different sexuality until British
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The documentary explores the issue of gender and sex, beginning with
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a now-illegal operation to remove their male-assigned genitalia
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The next story told is about the intersex condition of
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The documentary then looks at different treatment of
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Index

Gore Vidal
Sheila Nevins
Antony Thomas
transgender women
nightclub
Gwen Araujo
sexual relations
Calpernia Addams
Andrea James
Barry Winchell
lesbian
sex
Concordia University
Max Beck
Intersex
ambiguous genitalia
male pseudohermaphrodite
Maria José Martínez-Patiño
Olympic
hurdler
gender verification in sports
Midwestern
sex and gender
cisgender
gender-variant
people of different sexualities
India
homosexuals
Hindu
colonization

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