The I in Us

2 May 2024

The I in Us: Dr Channy and Dougie McGowan

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The I in Us: Dr Channy and Dougie McGowan

“Please don’t be afraid to step up and reach out, because we’re all here, we’re all just people trying to do our best”(Channy, special guest, The I in Us, 14th February, 2024)

Such an enthralling The I in Us on this Valentines Day episode. Paul and Little Jase chat with special Guests Channy and Dougie Mc Gowan on the topic of intersex. An honestly intriguing program when the discussion covers not only the human world, but also touches on the animal kingdom.

Intersex is when individuals are born with a range of variations in sex characteristics. The term intersex is used as an umbrella term covering about forty different sex variations; every one of them having a medical terminology. Understandably, the term intersex would be much less dehumanizing than some of the medical labels. Being able to use the term intersex to identify oneself is like a kind of softening term; less confronting than using some of the medical terminologies. “The medical profession could do better to stop pathologizing intersex people and accepting them as a variation in biology”.(Channy on The I in Us, 14th February 2024)

Learn about intersex within the animal kingdom. Do variations in sex characteristics occur within the animal/zoological kingdom? Hear about cattle and intersex. How do turtles function? Is red tape involved when an animal is born with variations in sex characteristics? Does a decision have to be made whether an animal should be raised female or male?

The answers to the above questions are all contained within this episode, plus much, much more. An episode of The I in Us you just cannot afford to miss.