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	GIRES: The Gender Identity Research & Education Society URL: http://www.gires.org.uk/ ODP description: Registered UK charity that sponsors research and education on gender identity. Page title: Gires
	Transcending Boundaries Conference URL: http://www.transcendingboundaries.org/ ODP description: Conference for bisexual/pansexual, trans/genderqueer, and intersex people and our allies. Includes information on registration, housing, travel and workshops.
	Guevedoces of the Dominican Republic URL: http://www.usrf.org/news/010308-guevedoces.html ODP description: About these children who comprised 2% of live births in the 1970s. They appeared to be girls at birth, but developed muscles, testes, and a penis at puberty. Page title: USRF - Guevedoces of the Dominican Republic Page description: USRF - The story of Guevedoces (literally, penis at 12 years) and how the investigation of this phenomenon lead to the development of finasteride (Proscar).
	UK Turner Society URL: http://www.tss.org.uk/ ODP description: Contains support, information on hormone replacement therapy for folks with Turner's, health issues for folks with TS, and personal stories. Page title: Turner Syndrome Support Society
	Genetic Org URL: http://www.genetic.org/ ODP description: Klinfelter's support site. Designed to provide support and education for families and professionals dealing with these genetic conditions, including sex chromosome variations 47XXY, 48XXYY, 48XXXY, 49XXXXY, and 46XY/47XXY mosaic. Page title: Welcome to KS&A Page description: KS&A is the nation’s oldest and largest non-profit organization serving individuals and families affected by an uncommon number of X and/or Y chromosomes, including 47,XXY, Klinefelter syndrome, Trisomy X, 47,XYY, mosaicism and other associated conditions. Contact KS&A for services and support of all kinds.
	Ambiguous Genitalia and Intersexuality URL: http://author.emedicine.com/PED/topic1492.htm ODP description: Discussion of the types and causes of intersexuality. Page title: Ambiguous Genitalia and Intersexuality from Pediatrics / Urology Page description: Ambiguous Genitalia and Intersexuality - Intersex conditions are among the most fascinating conditions encountered by the clinician. The ability to diagnose infants born with intersex ...
	Sex Police URL: http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/04/05/sex_police/ ODP description: The biology of sex is being hotly debated, as parents, doctors and researchers reevaluate what it means to be male and female. This is an article about 'gender reinforcement' surgery by a subscriber to the US branch of the AIS Support Group. Page title: Salon Health & Body \| Sex police Page description: The biology of sex is being hotly debated, as parents, doctors and researchers reevaluate what it means to be male and female.
	Inside Intersexuality URL: http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/gender/intersexuals/ ODP description: Information and support for intersexuals and parents of intersexuals. Articles on genital surgery, gender orientation, sexual identity, and message board. Page title: Inside Intersexuality - Intersexuals,Parents of Intersexuals Page description: Intersexuality. Detailed info, support for intersexuals and parents of intersexuals. Sex reassignment, gender orientation, sexual identity, more.
	The Sex That Dare Not Speak Its Name URL: http://www.isna.org/pr/pr4-29-99.html ODP description: A long article by Emily Nussbaum in the current issue of Lingua Franca details the rise of the increasingly successful intersex social justice movement, its alliances with humanists and social scientists in the academy, and growing pockets of change within the medical community. Page title: The Sex That Dare Not Speak Its Name \| Intersex Society of North America
	Hypospadias URL: http://www.the-penis.com/hypospadias.html ODP description: Why it happens, what it is, what to do; see photos of hypospadias and contact others with it. Discusses androgen insensitivity, testicular feminization syndrome, development, and even ISNA. Page description: Hypospadias - what it is, how it happens. Hypospadias support groups.
	The Genetic Interest Group URL: http://www.gig.org.uk ODP description: UK-based organisation that aims to increase the public/government profile of genetic conditions. The AIS Support Group (UK) is affiliated to GIG. Page title: Genetic Disorders Genetic Diseases Information Support & Help: GIG Gene