Hermaphrodite Case Study

“Is it a Boy, or a Girl?” Before enrolling in this course and learning about this disorder when I heard the term “hermaphrodite” I thought it mean that a girl liked a girl and a boy liked a boy. My initial impression of Cheryl was I thought she was a lesbian because she looked more masculine then feminine. But it ended up that she had more testosterone in her than estrogen. I thought Howard was just normal because he looked just like every other man, but his penis wasn’t shaped correctly and it was small because he has more estrogen in him than he should. Cheryl and Howard have the right to be upset because their parents made an important decision for them and maybe they didn’t want to be what they had chosen for them. Their parents should have waited till they were old enough to make a decision for themselves and let them decide. I disagree with gender assignment
Also I wouldn’t want to be lying to by fiends because friendships are built on trust. When it comes to dating the challenges these individuals face is sexual intercourse with their partner. Also it may not be as easy for them to find a lover like it would be for any other person. Although hermaphrodites can reproduce some judgmental people might not be open minded enough to go through a real relationship with one. In my opinion homosexuality is something you are born with. I think that one's sexuality is with you for life. You may come to terms with it until later in life, or at all. But it is still there from birth. To be Homosexual is to be attracted to the same gender or and I don't believe one can "turn that off". Same goes for Heterosexual. I do believe one can be bisexual as a choice. But I don't think that one can choose to not be attracted to a gender they once liked. I think there are many people who experiment, who fall into the homo/hetero area of