A top fashion model has revealed that she is intersex, saying that she hopes speaking out will help break a taboo. Hanne Gaby Odiele, 29, was born with undescended testicles, which were removed when she was 10 after doctors warned that they could cause cancer. Intersex people are born with a mixture of male and female sex characteristics. According to the United Nations, the condition affects up to 1.7% of the world's population. Ms Odiele, originally from Belgium, was born with androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS). Milo Yiannopoulos: Who is the alt-right writer and provocateur? - BBC News
Model Hanne Gaby Odiele reveals she is intersex to 'break taboo' - BBC News
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Hanne Gaby Odiele, 29, was born with undescended testicles, which were removed when she was 10 after doctors warned that they could cause cancer.
Intersex people are born with a mixture of male and female sex characteristics.
According to the United Nations, the condition affects up to 1.7% of the world's population.
Ms Odiele, originally from Belgium, was born with androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS).
Model Hanne Gaby Odiele reveals she is intersex to 'break taboo' - BBC News
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A top fashion model has revealed that she is intersex, saying that she hopes speaking out will help break a taboo. Hanne Gaby Odiele, 29,...
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images A top fashion model has revealed that she is intersex, saying that she hopes speaking out will help break a taboo. Hanne Gaby O...