It felt like someone had walked up behind me and walloped me over the head with a phone book. Did you share your collection tube with a roommate or partner?”Why would I have shared a DNA sample tube with someone else? I was taught that boys had XY chromosomes, male genitalia and high testosterone, and that girls had XX chromosomes, female genitalia and relatively low testosterone. An executive order effectively declaring the nonexistence of intersex and trans individuals will never make us cease to exist. This piece was previously published on HuffPost and is being shared again as part of HuffPost Personal’s “Best Of” series.

Source: Huffington Post April 04, 2026 16:34 UTC