The Genesis of Gender Identity in the Male  
   Summary of the NYU study subtitled "Prenatal Androgen Effects on Gender Identity and Gender Role" which examined gender identity, gender reassignment, and related issues in 36 patients who are genetically male, but were born without a phallus.
   http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/grandrounds9-29-00.html

Making the Cut  
   Article from Ms. Magazine tracing the history of clitoridectomy from the 1800s when it was used to prevent masturbation to the modern practice of assigning gender to sexually ambiguous children.
   http://www.msmagazine.com/oct00/makingthecut.html

Ambiguous Genitalia: Stop Gender Assignment  
   An article by Deborah E. Brown, Director Intersex Support Group International, urging parents to avoid early invasive treatments.
   http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Gender/intersexuals/article_intersex_change_brown.htm

Physician's Weekly Point/Counterpoint  
   Doctor's Peter Lee and Philip Gruppuso argue the issue of whether cosmetic surgery should be performed on children born with ambiguous genitals.
   http://www.physweekly.com/archive/99/08_16_99/pc.html

Sexual Scientists Question Medical Treatment of Hermaphroditism  
   Summary of a symposium titled "Genitals, Identity, and Gender," at the 1995 convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex.
   http://www.gn.apc.org/inquirer/intersex.html

Am I a Woman?  
   Summary of a 1998 Mademoiselle article about intersex activist Angela Moreno in which she describes the lingering effects of her gender assignment surgery.
   http://www.isna.org/pr/pr3-5-98.html

The True Story of John/Joan  
   Story of an anonymous baby boy who was turned into a girl by doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1967 after the boy's penis was burned by an electro-cautery needle during circumcision.
   http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Gender/intersexuals/article_john_joan.htm

British Association of Paediatric Surgeons  
   Draft statement of the Working Party on the surgical management of children born with ambiguous genitalia. Lists the members of the party, defines the various conditions that cause ambiguous genitalia, and gives references. Also has an appendix describi
   http://www.baps.org.uk/documents/Intersex%20statement.htm

Astraea: Genital Surgery Controversy  
   Text of a New York Times article examining the legal issue of gender assignment surgery and comparing the practice to female genital mutilation.
   http://www.astraeasweb.net/politics/nytgen.html

Queer Cut Bodies  
   Paper by Morgan Holmes subtitled "Intersexuality & Homophobia in Medical Practice" which examines the surgical and medical management of intersexed children in terms of a relationship of violence in which the intersexed are disenfranchised,
   http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/queerfrontiers/queer/papers/holmes.long.html

Genital Surgery On Intersexed Children  
   A letter from Cheryl Chase, Executive Director, Intersex Society of North America to a judge in Colombia, South America expressing the opinion that choices involving sexual identity and cosmetic genital surgery should be left to the patient.
   http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Gender/intersexuals/article_letter_children.htm

Genital Plastic Surgery  
   An article examining the nature vs. nuture argument that encourages parents to make an informed decision about whether or not to consent to surgery.
   http://www.medhelp.org/www/ais/33_SURGERY.HTM

Managing Intersex  
   An editorial with references and responses arguing that most vaginal surgery in children should be deferred.
   http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/323/7324/1264

Surgery for Intersex  
   Article from the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine examining the sex of rearing, the long term outcomes of feminization, and the patient's view. Includes references.
   http://www.jrsm.org/cgi/content/full/94/5/218

Into the Hands of Babes  
   Article from Johns Hopkins Magazine about William Reiner and his change of heart with regards to the treatment of intersexed children.
   http://www.jhu.edu/~jhumag/0900web/babes.html