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Hermaphrodite Logic by Juliana Gleeson

Hermaphrodite Logic

A History of Intersex Liberation

Juliana Gleeson

Verso Books · Print & ebook · June 17, 2025

How the intersex liberation movement exposed medical harms and became an inspiration to rethink sex and gender HERMAPHRODITE LOGIC is a bold examination of intersex liberation.

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Who it’s for
Juliana Gleeson examines intersex liberation and how it reshapes ideas about sex and gender.
Themes
Intersex liberation, Systemic medical abuse, Rethinking sex and gender
Genres
Gender Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies, Human Sexuality

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About this book

How the intersex liberation movement exposed medical harms and became an inspiration to rethink sex and gender HERMAPHRODITE LOGIC is a bold examination of intersex liberation. Juliana Gleeson reveals how a move-ment challenged systemic medical abuses to reshape our understanding of sex. Blending philosophical insights and personal testimonies, Gleeson argues that intersex people have been harmed not just for therapeutic reasons but to ease professional andparental anxieties.

Intersex Liberation

Juliana Gleeson examines intersex liberation and how it reshapes ideas about sex and gender.

Come here for

  • The intersex liberation movement’s challenge to systemic medical abuses
  • Personal testimonies alongside philosophical insights

Expect

  • An argument about medical harms beyond therapeutic aims
  • A history of professional and parental anxieties around intersex people

Where it sits

Gender Studies45%
Human Sexuality40%
LGBTQ+ Studies37%

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Publisher categories

  • Gender Studies
  • Transgender Studies
  • Human Sexuality
Authors
Juliana Gleeson
Publisher
Verso Books
Published
June 17, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Intersex liberation · Systemic medical abuse · Rethinking sex and gender
Reading lane
Gender Studies