Intersex and Religious

About this episode

M. Wolff discusses intersex activism and the responses of religious communities to intersex individuals.

What does it mean to be intersex, and how have religious communities responded to the presence of intersex people? M. Wolff, author of Body Problems: What Intersex Priest Sally Gross Teaches Us about Embodiment, Justice, and Belonging, joins us to discuss intersex activism. What do intersex activists want from the medical field, religious communities, and the broader society? How did the Catholic Church react to the presence of an intersex priest? And what can everyone do to be more supportive and inclusive of intersex people today?

People in this episode

Guest: M. Wolff

Topics covered

• intersex
• religion
• activism
• inclusivity
• medical field
• Catholic Church
• support

Keywords

• intersex
• activism
• religious communities
• Catholic Church
• inclusivity
• medical field
• support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic Church

Books & works: Body Problems: What Intersex Priest Sally Gross Teaches Us about Embodiment, Justice, and Belonging

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