For 19 years, Pidgeon Pagonis also believed they had survived ovarian cancer. The surgeries and exams started before Pagonis could remember, at 6 months old. In truth, Pagonis never had cancer. Years of intersex surgeries to make their body conform to the idea of the female sex.https://twitter.com/AmandaBecker/status/1290981826492805121 …
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Until reading this I had *no idea* doctors lied to intersex patients that they *HAD CANCER* to justify painful surgeries. Thankful that The 19th has an LGBTQ+ beat (occupied by @shoeleatherkate) to amplify gender-diverse voices often drown out in MSM.
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