Monthly Archives: April 2010

Not entirely male or female, intersex people live in a shadowy world of half-truths and lies.

Not entirely male or female, intersex people live in a shadowy world of half-truths and lies.

ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Though Claire Folsom lives life as a woman, she was born male.

Androgen insensitivity syndrome is a genetic disorder in which the XY fetus is unresponsive (insensitive) to androgens. Androgens are male hormones, such as testosterone. A baby with androgen insensitivity syndrome is born externally like a normal girl. However, internally they … Continue reading →

Androgen insensitivity syndrome is a genetic disorder in which the XY fetus is unresponsive (insensitive) to androgens. Androgens are male hormones, such as testosterone. A baby with androgen insensitivity syndrome is born externally like a normal girl. However, internally they … Continue reading →

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President Obama wants to model national hospital visitation rules after North Carolina’s Patients’ Bill of Rights, allowing patients to designate which visitors are treated like immediate family.

Gay activists are thrilled that President Barack Obama has extended rights to same-sex couples when their partners are in the hospital.

Politics has put sexual orientation in the spotlight this year. The Times-Dispatch recently invited a group to talk about the challenges of living in the area as a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender person.

Gay activists are thrilled that President Barack Obama has extended rights to same-sex couples when their partners are in the hospital.