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"Doctors and scientists, being part of that two-sex culture, have done everything they can to try to ..." — Alice Dreger
Doctors and scientists, being part of that two-sex culture, have done everything they can to try to force people who are in-between into one of the two clear types. Intersex people themselves have also generally wanted to fit into one of the two clear categories; most are not interested in being in a 'third' type.
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