Intersex

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A Manifesto Against Medicalization

Iain Morland

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Columbia University Press
17 January 2026

Gender studies, gender groups; Gender studies: transsexuals & hermaphroditism

When children are born with sex attributes that do not fit expectations about male and female anatomy, it is standard medical practice to make their bodies look as ""normal"" as possible. Doctors seek to reduce or remove intersex characteristics through early childhood surgery-cutting down clitorises, remaking penises, and even performing sterilizations. For decades, intersex medicine has sparked outrage from patient groups, lawmakers, intergovernmental organizations, and scholars. It has been condemned for causing trauma, scars, nerve damage, and the loss of bodily autonomy. Yet it continues.

Iain Morland, an intersex scholar and advocate-and a former patient-explores why medicalization is so embedded in contemporary society and how to challenge it. He provides breakthrough accounts of the traumatic effects of surgery, the consequences for attachments between children and parents, and the paradoxes of the pursuit of normality. Weaving together theoretical analysis with autobiographical insights, Morland grapples with the complexity of dismantling intersex medicine. Accessibly written and passionately argued, this book exposes the contradictions of the medical management of intersex. With a bold mix of critical theory, psychology, queer theory, and philosophy, it provides fresh insights for scholars of intersex, gender, sexuality, and science, as well as for activists and their allies.

By: Iain Morland
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780231221764
ISBN 10: 0231221762
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 17 January 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Deconstructing Intersex Medicine 1. The Injured World 2. Rushing to Trauma 3. Haunted Attachments 4. What Can Queer Theory Do for Intersex? 5. In Search of Medical Power 6. Was Intersex Real? Afterword: Resisting Medical Necessity Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

Iain Morland is one of the founding voices in critical intersex studies. He holds a PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London, and he has held lectureships at Cardiff University and the University of the Arts London. Morland is coauthor of Fuckology: Critical Essays on John Money’s Diagnostic Concepts (2015).

Reviews for Intersex: A Manifesto Against Medicalization

A powerful call for intersex demedicalization from one of the leading voices in critical intersex studies. -- Susan Stryker, author of <i>Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution</i> A smart, lucid, and devastating critique of the medical management of intersex from a major thinker in the field. It should be read by anyone interested in gender, medical ethics, or what it means to live in a body—or to live in a world where some bodies continue to be violated. -- Leah DeVun, author of <i>The Shape of Sex: Nonbinary Gender from Genesis to the Renaissance</i>