Turns out she was right. Now she's sharing her journey as an intersex person to be a resource for others.
, she continued,"At the gynecologist's office, they are validating my Google searches that I have a microperforate hymen, which means that I don't have a vaginal opening. There was a very, very small opening about the size of the head of a pen. Now, this can be a very dangerous condition. Anyone who uses tampons has heard of, which can be deadly.
She added,"I am finding that many people think of self-diagnosis as delusion, when it is actually very necessary for those who can't afford or who don’t have access to healthcarePeople with underserved and misunderstood medical conditions become experts on their own bodies, and everyone else,Aga7ta / Getty Images/iStockphoto
Sydney said,"School sex ed failed me by reinforcing an incorrect and harmful understanding of gender. Let me be clear, though, it is not teachers or even school administrators that are the cause of a pitiful sex ed curriculum. Policymakers purposefully outlaw conversations about our bodies in order to prevent their personal beliefs from being challenged or embarrassed.