Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Elisabeth - 10 January 2012
Lately we’ve heard a lot of it from comments: "Get help". No concrete suggestions that are proven to work, just the old blah-shrink, blah-medication lines. People have no idea. People say: "Do something to manage it." Exactly what is that something? How we would love to know.
I Got Help continues »
by Xavier - 28 December 2011
It’s the holiday season and most of us are busy with friends, family and office parties. It’s a stressful time of year that can make having BIID that much more stressful. But it’s also a time of year to reconnect with those you care about.
Choose Life continues »
by Chloe - 11 December 2011
I felt I needed a fresh approach for my annual intersex talk to undergraduates, in the department of psychology, in order to keep things interesting both for myself and for the audience.
Ability Variant continues »
by Chloe - 27 November 2011
I recently stated on The Wheelchair Zone that I do not desire to be rid of my BIID, nor do I see it as a disorder. Elisabeth commented in the same thread, implying that I am in the minority with this viewpoint. This gave me much food for thought in terms of figuring out why I think the way I do in these matters.
Why No Anguish? continues »
by Chloe - 23 November 2011
The Utah Pride Center recently sponsored a gender conference at a local college entitled "Beyond the Binary". I couldn’t resist. Besides inherent interest in the subject matter per se, I knew I would find BIID analogies sprinkling down from the ceilings wherever I went.
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