Bodies are not only biological phenomena but also complex social creations onto which meanings have been variously compo — Katrina Karkazis, Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience
Bodies are not only biological phenomena but also complex social creations onto which meanings have been variously compo — Katrina Karkazis, Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience
Bodies are not only biological phenomena but also complex social creations onto which meanings have been variously compo — Katrina Karkazis, Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience
Bodies are not only biological phenomena but also complex social creations onto which meanings have been variously compo — Katrina Karkazis, Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience
Bodies are not only biological phenomena but also complex social creations onto which meanings have been variously compo — Katrina Karkazis, Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience
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Bodies are not only biological phenomena but also complex social creations onto which meanings have been variously composed and imposed according to time and space.

— Katrina Karkazis, Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience
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