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33: 156:(CAIS), he was identified and raised as a girl. Doctors lied to him and his parents about his diagnosis, subjected him to repeated medical investigations, and removed his internal testes (which the doctors claimed were ovaries) at age seven or eight "to protect him from cancer and imminent death", resulting in him needing otherwise-unnecessary 258:, including speaking out against surgery to "normalise" intersex children's bodies. He has also investigated legal recognition of intersex as a distinct gender, and praised Germany for allowing intersex babies to be recorded as neither male nor female. In 2020, Graham joined other intersex activists including 160:
from age 12. Graham was not given his CAIS diagnosis until he was 25. He was offered no support and, already a regular drug user, the diagnosis led to a period of self-destruction including alcohol and drug addiction. After several months of treatment, Graham recovered. He later became an addiction
635:"So I'm asking for my Wiki page to be updated & to do this I need to say here that my original CAIS diagnosis has been proved incorrect by my body responding to testosterone- which I've been having as #tshots since 2018. It's likely I have PAIS; and I'm getting more medical tests" 458: 563: 845: 386: 1186: 1176: 1055: 494: 1025: 784: 965: 303:"Letter to My Body" series, in which he expressed how the discovery that he was intersex led to addiction and depression. In 2017, Graham wrote and performed a solo play titled 352: 718: 525: 995: 448: 611: 420: 1216: 877: 935: 553: 311:, he began using the name Seven Graham and they/them pronouns (later adopting he/they pronouns). Graham was an executive producer of the 2018 short film 153: 837: 1196: 1181: 1171: 780: 230: 162: 111: 378: 161:
counsellor, saying "I have turned my pain into my work". Graham later found that CAIS was likely a misdiagnosis, and that he more likely has
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addiction and recovery therapy group. He has written articles on drug addiction for a variety of newspapers and magazines including
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British intersex activist, comedian, filmmaker and playwright, and drug addiction counsellor
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from 2011 to 2017. He was an expert communicator for the government drug education service
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Graham was born in the United Kingdom in 1969 with the first name Sarah. He has
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called him an LGBT "national treasure" and ranked him second in its 2015 "
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Graham worked as an addiction counsellor and therapist, running his own
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Graham, Sarah. "Bionic Brains: We Have the Technology to Rebuild You".
518:"Sarah Graham: I don't want Russell Brand and Co deciding drugs policy" 413:"'Ponyboi' Explores An Intersex Youth's Journey Toward Self-Acceptance" 775: 988:"What The Fockery?: ADDICTION EXPERT - Episode 14 on Apple Podcasts" 345:"Acclaimed solo show Angels are Intersex starts touring next year!" 379:"Being Born Both: Sarah Graham's Solo Show 'Angels Are Intersex'" 602:"I feel for Caster Semenya – I am a woman with male chromosomes" 185: 1107: 269:
Graham has appeared as a guest on several podcasts, including
1103:"BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, A Letter to My Body, Sarah Graham" 442: 440: 438: 207:, and appeared on radio and television programmes including 928:"Intersex Awareness Day: Intersex Rights Are Human Rights" 838:"Amy Winehouse's father urges MPs to help young addicts" 547: 545: 543: 901:
Intersex woman: 'This pink and blue thing is nonsense'
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In recognition of his intersex activism, 478: 476: 327:, playing the role of an intersex person. 31: 20: 172:and uses he/him and they/them pronouns. 154:complete androgen insensitivity syndrome 781:Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs 336: 231:Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs 163:partial androgen insensitivity syndrome 112:Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs 848:from the original on 24 September 2019 721:from the original on 15 September 2017 554:"Sarah Graham: My intersex experience" 423:from the original on 24 September 2019 389:from the original on 22 September 2019 355:from the original on 22 September 2019 287:and Jeff Miller and Anthony Navarro's 1217:Intersex rights in the United Kingdom 880:from the original on 14 February 2020 666: 664: 566:from the original on 20 November 2015 528:from the original on 20 November 2015 497:from the original on 20 November 2015 7: 938:from the original on 1 November 2020 787:from the original on 3 February 2018 707:Morrison, Sarah (15 November 2015). 685:from the original on 3 November 2020 614:from the original on 4 February 2018 447:Morrison, Sarah (30 November 2013). 406: 404: 377:Galland, Suzannah (28 August 2017). 372: 370: 274:Sludge: An American Healthcare Story 600:Graham, Sarah (14 September 2009). 483:Graham, Sarah (22 September 2011). 266:expand care for intersex patients. 461:from the original on 27 April 2019 14: 1141:from the original on 21 June 2020 1058:from the original on 21 June 2020 1028:from the original on 21 June 2020 998:from the original on 21 June 2020 968:from the original on 22 June 2020 817:from the original on 3 March 2016 552:Graham, Sarah (23 October 2011). 315:, along with executive producers 411:Wong, Curtis M. 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Portrait of Seven Graham, wearing a camouflage jacket and pointing at the camera and winking
Intersex activist
intersex
drug addiction counsellor
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Amy Winehouse Foundation
The Independent on Sunday
Rainbow List
executive produced
XY chromosomes
complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
hormone replacement therapy
partial androgen insensitivity syndrome
non-binary
drug rehabilitation
LGBTI
The Sun
The Times
Diva
The Today Programme
BBC News
This Morning
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
FRANK
Amy Winehouse Foundation
The Independent on Sunday
Pink List
intersex human rights
River Gallo
Los Angeles LGBT Center

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