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I was raised as a girl - but at 19, my world was shattered
- Jim Ambrose, born intersex with XY chromosomes, reveals he was raised as a girl in Louisiana.
- The Channel 4 documentary The Secret of Me airs tonight, detailing decades of self-acceptance.
- Ambrose describes medical decisions made for him as a newborn to make his genitals appear female.
- Experts discuss the historical use of surgery to 'make the phallus look like a clitoris' in infancy.
- Ambrose advocates against medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children and champions bodily autonomy.
- The documentary includes testimony from Dr. Richard Carter, who performed the infant surgery.
- Ambrose discusses the emotional impact of childhood secrecy and family dynamics.
- The program notes that intersex variations are natural and not a medical problem.
- Ambrose reports that past hormone treatments and surgeries affected his body and identity.
- Ambrose details ongoing activism against medically unnecessary surgeries and for bodily autonomy.
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