The Needs of Students with Intersex Variations

Autor/in	Jones, Tiffany
Titel	The Needs of Students with Intersex Variations
Quelle	In: Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 16 (2016) 6, S.602-618 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-1811
DOI	10.1080/14681811.2016.1149808
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Surveys; Adolescents; Adults; Intervention; Sexual Identity; Gender Issues; Well Being; At Risk Persons; Mental Health; Suicide; Dropouts; Puberty; Sex Education; Counseling; Educational Environment; Student Needs; Access to Education; Online Surveys; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Geschlechterfrage; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Risikogruppe; Psychohygiene; Selbstmord; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Pubertät; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Counselling; Beratung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Australien
Abstract	To date, people with intersex variations have been mainly studied via small-scale clinical research, with only a small amount of reflective commentary contributed by sociocultural scholars. This paper reports on findings from a 2015 online Australian survey of 272 people with intersex variations, which aimed to redress the gap in research on this groups' experiences and perspectives concerning education. Participants ranged in age from 16 to 87 years, and represented all Australian states and territories. Most had experienced two medical treatment interventions related to their intersex variation: commonly reported interventions included hormonal treatment and genital surgery delivered to participants when they were aged under 18 years of age. Participants reported various physical and psychological impacts from these treatments. Well-being risks were high; most of the group had engaged in suicidal ideation, particularly when individuals first found out about their variation. This impacted on their schooling--almost one-fifth of survey respondents had received no high school certification due to their early dropout and the overwhelming majority did not attend schools with inclusive puberty/sex education provision or counselling. Most survey participants had not disclosed their intersex variation to staff, although more than half had done so to their classmates. Many had experienced bullying. Only one-quarter of participants rated their overall education experiences positively. Participants suggested improvements to schools' information provision and support features. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01