as many as 1 in 1500 babies are born "intersex", that is no discernable gender. many times, doctors, sometimes with parent's permission, have just assigned a gender, in an attempt to give the child in question a "normal" life. surgery is done in many of these cases to complete the picture. many times the assignment is wrong. later in life, this decision is going to cause a person to be viewed as a homosexual, when in fact, they were given a wrong diagnosis.
my question is:
what would your religion say about something of this nature?
i mean, 1 in 1500 of our population,maybe more, have faced this. that's quite a few people affected.
how many have you judged?
2007-08-15 14:45:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i basically just wanted people to stop and think about who they may be calling an "abomination", and, yes, i realize it isn't the only reason a human is homosexual. but how would THEY know?
2007-08-15 14:56:57 · update #1
sorry, i shouldn't have said it was a reason for homosexuality, but in the past, when they just went ahead and assigned a gender, those people were possibly never told that they had had a medical procedure done, and because they were given the "wrong stuff", they were viewed as gay.
yes, they do chromosone testing, but it isn't always that simple either.
2007-08-15 15:16:54 · update #2
My religion would tell me to love my child regardless. It says the same thing if my child is simply born gay without being an interex who is diagnosed as the wrong sex.
Some Christians unfortunately will likely say hate the sin, love the sinner or that it's okay if they are gay as long as they do not act on their gay feelings (basically a life of celibacy or living a lie).
2007-08-15 14:52:47 · answer #1 · answered by Pangloss (Ancora Imparo) AFA 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
None...
I do not believe being homosexual is wrong..
I also wouldn't allow anyone to surgically change anything until the child was old enough to make the decision.. I would choose a unisex name and raise my child intersexed.. When they became old enough to make a choice for themselves whatever they choose is what we would do..
The only possible surgery I would allow is the making of functional urinary tracts as many time intersexed children have compromised urinary tracts which make urinating painful and/or impossible.. A urinary tract can be built without assigning gender..
2007-08-15 22:04:21 · answer #2 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have judged no one. I think that if I experienced a birth such as this one, I would request genetic testing to find out if my baby was XX or XY. I would also ask the doctor if there was any way surgerys could be staved off until the child began to exhibit its own characteristics. Maybe even until the baby could have a voice, even a small one. I think we rush to fix things invasively and medically today because we can. If this happened to me, I honestly do not know how I would feel.
**Good answer ms. coktoasten
2007-08-15 21:55:12 · answer #3 · answered by future dr.t (IM) 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If it matters to you ..it matters to Jesus our Lord.
We all have our issues in this crazy world that effects us in life. That is why it is so important regardless of who you are to seek out a relationship with God. Only He understands our sufferings that this life offers.
But because of our faithfulness..He makes up for it for those who believes in Him and trusts that all He has promised us is the truth. To fully humble ourselves before Him.
Don't be so quick to judge us either because of a few who pretended to be who they are not or spoke out of turn without fully understanding.
If it was my baby ..I would pray about it and go with whatever the gender appeared to be the strongest of the infant. Such as female internal organs or male. It would not be done without further research on my part and alot of prayers with God leading me in one direction as to what should be done.I would not allow the infant to just be assigned a gender by a doctor who is in a hurry to get paperwork done.
2007-08-15 22:12:37 · answer #4 · answered by Chokolates4u 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a religion I am Spiritual
I don't judge anyone
I have many friends that are Gay or Lesbian
People have to learn to understand, except
And most of all what unconditional love is
Love & Blessings
Milly
2007-08-15 21:56:24 · answer #5 · answered by milly_1963 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ugh, after reading Middlesex, this concept has really started to bug me. My gut tells me NOT to alter them, see how they grow up, what gender they lean towards, then give them the choice of sex assignment. My husband thinks you should take a best guess at assignment at birth, then correct later if you need to. Thankfully we have the medicine available to us to make these adjustments. I don't wish it on anyone, but after reading MIddlesex, I admit I am more endeared to Herms than I was before. They are definately special.
2007-08-15 21:55:08 · answer #6 · answered by ms_coktoasten 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Judge what? It's a true medical condition....these conditions do not have the same stigma as they did in the dark ages when people thought they were a result of sin simply because of lack of knowing.
2007-08-15 21:53:34 · answer #7 · answered by Jade | My Brain is My Shepherd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm surprised it happens that frequently. I've heard of it happening before, but I thought it was rare. In any case, I believe that in the end God knows everything and will make his judgments based on his knowledge, not ours. But, I wonder, couldn't they just do a DNA test to determine the baby's sex nowadays?
2007-08-15 21:58:14 · answer #8 · answered by zxcv 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am an atheist. I know what you are talking about. It's sad when these kind of things happen. But I am not sure what it has to do with religion.
I mean if you are talking about gays in general, that's not how it goes.
EDIT: point noted. star for you.
2007-08-15 21:51:49 · answer #9 · answered by Sam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ahhh the many many holes in Christianity...
2007-08-15 21:52:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋