Radical Tweak-Relocating the Power to Assign Sex

Authors

Elizabeth Reilly, University of Akron School of Law

Abstract

The article argues that the legal system's enforcement of binary sex classification perpetuates harm against intersex individuals by mandating sex assignment at birth and enabling non-consensual medical interventions. It proposes removing sex designation from birth certificates to allow individuals to self-identify their sex later in life, promoting autonomy and reducing harm.

Disciplines

Civil Rights and Discrimination | Law | Law and Gender

Recommended Citation

Elizabeth Reilly, Radical Tweak-Relocating the Power to Assign Sex, 12 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 297 (2005).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol12/iss1/17