No Box For Me

Being intersex isn’t a topic people talk about often, and is often times seen as taboo. In this documentary the filmmaker, Devigne features 4 young intersex individuals that are stigmatized and stereotyped by society. As one of the constant themes in the documentary being that this non-consensual surgical procedure at birth has led to hindering these individuals identity and not being able to come to terms with their bodies. One interviewee even stated that this non-consensual surgical procedure “likens such surgeries to rape, given their invasive nature on the bodies of people unable to consent”. This brief articles brings light and awareness to the mutilation individuals go through when undergoing this situation. It also brings attention to how society decides what body you’ll live in for the rest of your life and you have no say regarding the matter.

Here is the link to the article: https://time.com/5608917/no-box-for-me-intersex-documentary/