Sophie Siedlberg

Sophie is UK Spokeswoman for OII

Sophie Siedlberg is a bioinformatics/genetic analysis software developer writing open source software. She is trained in genetics and currently uses her knowledge to question the numerous ideas and theories that seek to "normalize" the biology of sex differentiation. She herself has 5 alpha reductase deficiency and during childhood was treated badly by the medical profession.

She also spends her time trying to reconstruct the history of the religious tradition she was raised in, an essentially Jewish tradition, which was almost destroyed in the last century.

She has been involved with numerous intersex support groups, trying to raise awareness of the problems caused by infant genital surgery, the stigma, shame and secrecy often imposed on people with conditions of sexual differentiation.