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Topic: Hermaphrodites; Transgenders; Biology of Sexual Orientation

My topics are less bioligical and more opinion based. However, there is scientific research that is behind the definitions of these identities. I had no idea there were scientific types of hermaphrodites and transgenders. I learned that it is possible to have both male and female sexual organs either internally or externally. Each combination has a unique name. In my presentation I will tell the story of Samuel Robin, an actor, who upon leaving home decided to live full time as a female because he can easily appear female but was biologically determined as a male at birth. He is a hermaphrodite because he has one of each gender's sexual parts. Transgender is a collective term for humans who are either gay, straight, or bisexual, who chose to live as the opposite sex for parts of their lives. The differentiations are numerous including transvestites, cross-dressers, drag-queens. The biology of sexual orientation was not as interesting therefore i did not focus on it. However it is one side of a heated debate that will go on until someone proves it with science; therefore I thought it was important to review the current evidence.

Sources: - http://www.apa.org/topics/transgender.html - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersexuality - http://8e.devbio.com/article.php?id=266 - http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid= 17151280&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=sam--i-m-a- hermaphrodite-name_page.html - |http://members.aol.com/slevay/page22.html#_Biological_theories%97general_comment