Model Hanne Gaby Odiele comes out as intersex
- 7 years ago
Model Hanne Gaby Odiele comes out as intersex. In a video filmed for USA Today, fashion model Hanne Gaby Odiele has come out as intersex, saying that she wants to fight the stigma around being intersex.
"Hi, I'm Hanne, and I was born intersex," she says in the clip. "This means, my body isn't clearly male or female."
She continues: "Intersex isn't that rare, we're almost 2% of the population. It's similar to the population that is born with red hair. Still, most people don't know we exist."
Hanne goes on to say that the cause of this erasure is "unconsented, unnecessary, and irreversible surgeries, that cause way more harm than they do good."
"Hi, I'm Hanne, and I was born intersex," she says in the clip. "This means, my body isn't clearly male or female."
She continues: "Intersex isn't that rare, we're almost 2% of the population. It's similar to the population that is born with red hair. Still, most people don't know we exist."
Hanne goes on to say that the cause of this erasure is "unconsented, unnecessary, and irreversible surgeries, that cause way more harm than they do good."