Esther Morris Leidolf

Esther Morris Leidolf is an American medical sociologist, and author of NOT UNCOMMON, Just Unheard of.^[1] An intersex activist, writer, and the founder of the MRKH Organization, Leidolf was the board secretary for the Intersex Society of North America.^[2][3]

Esther Morris Leidolf
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Activist Writer
Website	mrkh.org

Career

Leidolf is a US-based medical sociologist with a background in public health data management,^[1] writer, the founder of the MRKH Organization, and was the board secretary for the now-defunct Intersex Society of North America.^[2][3] In roles with ISNA and MRKH Organization, Morris Leidolf spoke at conferences and events, including the LGBTI Health Summit.^[4] Works include The Missing Vagina Monologue.^[5][6][7] Morris Leidolf has stated,

"Being born without a vagina was not my problem. Having to get one was the real problem."^[2]

Alongside other activists, Morris Leidolf was critical of a 2006 shift in clinical language from intersex to disorders of sex development.^[8][9] Morris Leidolf also appears in the award-winning 2012 documentary Intersexion.^{[citation needed]}

Selected bibliography

• Morris Leidolf, Esther; Curran, Megan; Scout; Bradford, Judith (May 2008). "Intersex Mental Health and Social Support Options in Pediatric Endocrinology Training Programs". Journal of Homosexuality. 54 (3): 233–242. doi:10.1080/00918360801982074. ISSN 0091-8369. PMID 18825861. S2CID 205468762.
• Leidolf, Esther Morris (July 2006). "The Missing Vagina Monologue … and Beyond". Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy. 10 (2): 77–92. doi:10.1300/J236v10n02_05. ISSN 0891-7140.
• Morris, Esther (February 2, 2004). "The self I will never know". New Internationalist. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
• Morris, Esther (March 2001). "The Missing Vagina Monologue". Sojourner: The Women's Forum. 26 (7). ISSN 0191-8699.

See also

• MRKH
• Intersex
• Intersex rights in the United States
• List of intersex people