Intersex
vs DSD Survey
Summary of
responses of those who regard themselves as intersexed from Q1
Question 11:
Recently, there has been campaign to shift terminology from
"intersex" to "DSD" - disorders of sex
development.
Do you think that
"disorder" is an appropriate term to describe your own sex
development?
Would you prefer
something using words like variations of sex development (VSD)?
A)
yes - go with disorder
B) no
- not disorder
C) no
- prefer term like variation
D)
not sure
E)
Comments
Question 12: Some
argue that the promotion of "DSD" has ensured the exclusion
of some categories of people
who have
experienced earlier treatment for intersex conditions from having an
intersex voice, or treatment as intersex people.
What do you think?
A) I
support DSD, it is right to exclude some people
B) I support DSD,
it is wrong to exclude some people
C) I support DSD, would want to
see all intersex people included
D) I dont support DSD, unhappy
that my treatment may be affected
E) I dont support DSD, am
concerned for future treatment of others
F) I dont support DSD, am
happy to be excluded
G) Other
H)
Comments
Question 13: Will
DSD make the lives of intersex people better in the future?
A) It
will be better for all those not yet born
B) It will be better for
most of those not yet born
C) It will be better for a few of those
not yet born
D) It will not make any difference for those not yet
born
E) It will make things worse for some not yet born
F) It
will make things worse for many not yet born
G) It will make
things worse for all not yet born
H) It will mean that fewer
intersex people will be born
Question 14: Will
DSD make lives better for intersex adults alive now?
A) It
will be better for all adult intersex people
B) It will be better
for most adult intersex people
C) It will be better for a few
adult intersex people
D) It will not make any difference for adult
intersex people
E) It will make things worse for some adult
intersex people
F) It will make things worse for most adult
intersex people
G) It will make things worse for all adult
intersex people
Question 16:
Please now state your position clearly in relation to the shift in
terminology from intersex to Disorder of Sex Development, or whether you
would prefer a term like Variation in Sex Development
A) I
endorse the use of DSD for intersex people
B) I oppose the use of
DSD for intersex people
C) I prefer a term like VSD to DSD for
intersex people
D) Undecided