The present paper represents the first description of abnormal hermaphroditism in Galeus melastomus (Rafinesque, 1810). black mouth cat shark specimen, collected summer from southern Tyrrhenian Sea at entrance Salerno gulf, showed a basic intersexuality characterized by presence male secondary and female primary sexual characters. reproductive system has been described with an accurate morpholo...

In an important essay, Mary Nash explored the ways in which 'biological essentialism' replaced religious criteria as the key component in the construction of gender differentiation in early twentieth-century Spain. There she notes that even though the biological model retained the traditional role of women as mothers and childbearers, the value neutrality of this role and the premise of social ...

Abstract Background In the past several decades, conflicting discourses have coexisted in field of intersex studies, including pathologizing discourse biomedical disciplines and affirmative, subjective psychosocial people born with bodies their advocates. Intersex activists call for a positive humanistic healthcare approach that accepts protects bodily autonomy change continuing harmful, trauma...