ABSTRACT
The “true sex” of most individuals thus by definition settled nicely into one of the two great and preferred camps, no matter how confusing the rest of their sexual anatomies. People with testicular tissue but with some otherwise “ambiguous” anatomy were labeled “male pseu-do-hermaphrodites”—that is, “true” males. The decision to “make” a female is therefore considered relatively fool-proof, while “the assignment of male sex of rearing is inevitably difficult and should only be undertaken by an experienced team” who can determine if a penis will be adequate for “successful” malehood. African female genital “cutting” typically involves, in part, excision of the clitoral tissue so that most or all clitoral sensation will be lost. Clitorises—meaning simply phalluses in children labeled female— are frequently considered too big if they exceed one centimeter in length.
