Born in Between, the challenges of intersex persons in Kenya

When a couple finds out they' are expecting, they might make plans for either a boy or a girl. But for some parents, finding out the sex of their child isn't so simple. Children born with ambiguous genitalia, display characteristics that are not clearly male or female. We are talking about intersex. Whereas some parents accept the child as they are, others treat these children as a curse and abandon them or kill the innocent souls. Others keep them in hiding, while many opt to take them to hospital where they undergo surgeries to make them conform to either male or female gender. Intersex has long been shrouded with  secrecy and taboo. But now a new generation of activists have come out into the open and are calling on the government to grant them legal recognition.​  Watch Rose Wangui's special feature BORN IN BETWEEN. Watch more NTV Kenya videos at ntv.co.ke and nation.co.ke. Follow @ntvkenya on Twitter. Like our page on Facebook: NTV Kenya. Follow and Double tap on Instagram: NTV Kenya Join Our Telegram channel: www.telegram.me/NTVNewsRush