Queer Liberation, Not Elimination: Why Selecting Against Intersex is Not “Straight” Forward
@article{Behrmann2013QueerLN,
title={Queer Liberation, Not Elimination: Why Selecting Against Intersex is Not “Straight” Forward},
author={Jason Behrmann and Vardit Ravitsky},
journal={The American Journal of Bioethics},
year={2013},
volume={13},
pages={39 - 41}
}4 Citations
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