A Ghanaian intersex woman named Janet Akutey has shared the story of her traumatic journey of discovering her identity at age 28 after years of confusion and near-suicide.
In an interview with GraphicOnline TV, Akutey revealed she only learnt she was intersex in July 2024, despite a lifetime of unexplained physical differences. "Even though growing up at my adolescent stage, my body was not conforming to the societal expectation of femininity, I didn't actually know what was happening to my body.
My breasts did not develop, and I never had periods growing up. "My parents will always ask me, why am I not having periods?
Why are my breasts not developing?
