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:''This article refers to the intersex activist; for the American actress, see Cheryl Chase.'' Bo Laurent, better known by her pseudonym Cheryl Chase (born August 14, 1956), is an American intersex activist and the founder of the Intersex Society of North America. She began using the names Bo Laurent and Cheryl Chase simultaneously in the 1990s and changed her name legally from Bonnie Sullivan to Bo Laurent in 1995.〔(Cheryl Chase (Bo Laurent) ), Intersex Society of North America (2008). Retrieved July 25, 2008.〕 ==Early life== Chase was born in New Jersey with ambiguous genitalia that baffled doctors. According to the ''New York Times'', her parents originally named her Brian Sullivan, noting that "Chase is XX, and the reason for her intersex condition has never been fully understood."〔Weil, Elizabeth (September, 2006). (What if It’s (Sort of) a Boy and (Sort of) a Girl? ) ''The New York Times Magazine''〕 Other sources state her original name was Charlie,〔Lehrman, Sally (April 5, 1999). (Sex police. ) Salon.com〕〔Phillips, Jen (May 2003). Born Between Two Sexes. ''Girlfriends''〕 since until recently Chase preferred to use pseudonyms when referring to her early life. Chase told ''Salon'' she was born with "mixed male/female sex organs"〔Hyena, Hank (December 16, 1999). (The micropenis and the giant clitoris. ) ''Salon.com''〕 and after the discovery of ovaries and a uterus, a clitoridectomy was performed to remove her oversized clitoris when she was aged 18 months.〔Whites, Robin (November 28, 1997). (Intersexuals (interview with Chase). ) ''All Things Considered'', NPR.〕〔Berreby, David (Sept. 11, 1996). (Quelle Différence? ) ''Slate''〕 Her parents, as advised by doctors, moved to a new town and raised her as a girl, Bonnie Sullivan. Although she had begun speaking before the operation, she fell silent for six months afterwards.〔 She told ''Salon'' that she developed ovotestis at age 8〔 (later clarified as "the testicular part of her ovo-testes").〔Nataf, Zachary I. (April 1998). (Whatever I feel... ) ''New Internationalist''〕 She found out about the clitoridectomy aged 10, and at age 21 succeeded in gaining access to her medical records〔 (some sources say this occurred in her early thirties〔McDonough, Victoria Tilney (November 23, 2006). (Between the lines. ) ''Missoula Independent''〕). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cheryl Chase (activist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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