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Letter: Intersex support

Published 10 July 1999

From Caroline Hawkridge, AIS Support Group UK

Gordon Hewitt’s call that we should forget about giving robots gender and
concentrate instead on a better understanding of human gender issues
(Letters, 19 June, p 60)
is very welcome since we share his concern about public ignorance
of intersex people.

We are an international support group committed to reducing the secrecy and
taboo that surrounds androgen insensitivity (AIS) and other intersex conditions.
We offer information and support to individuals and families, and work closely
with the increasing number of health professionals who share our goals. Readers
can find us at www.medhelp.org/www/ais or write to AISSG,
PO Box 269, Banbury, OX15 6YT.

Northwich, Cheshire

Issue no. 2194 published 10 July 1999

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