Book
Raising Rosie : our story of parenting an intersex child / Eric Lohman and Stephani Lohman ; foreword by Georgiann Davis.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781785927676 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 190 pages ; 20 cm
- Publisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Our growing family -- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) -- Resisting surgery -- Waiting is easy -- The future of intersex children. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Lohman, Eric. Lohman, Stephani. Intersex children. Parents of intersex children. |
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- Jessica Kingsley Pub
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 2019 STONEWALL HONOR BOOK
When their daughter Rosie was born, Eric and Stephani Lohman found themselves thrust into a situation they were not prepared for. Born intersex - a term that describes people who are born with a variety of physical characteristics that do not fit neatly into traditional conceptions about male and female bodies - Rosie's parents were pressured to consent to normalizing surgery on Rosie, without being offered any alternatives despite their concerns.
Part memoir, part guidebook, this powerful book tells the authors' experience of refusing to have Rosie operated on and how they raised a child who is intersex. The book looks at how they spoke about the condition to friends and family, to Rosie's teachers and caregivers, and shows how they plan on explaining it to Rosie when she is older. This uplifting and empowering story is a must read for all parents of intersex children. - Jessica Kingsley Pub
There is often medical pressure on parents of intersex children to have their child's gender reassigned at birth, based on cultural ideas of gender. When Rosie was born, Eric and Stephani Lohman decided to not have her gender reassigned. Part memoir, part guide, this book gives much needed information for parents of children born intersex children.
