Belgian supermodel Hanne Gaby Odiele, who is famous for strutting on high-fashion runways, dropped a bombshell this week when she revealed to USA Today that she is intersex. “It is very important to me in my life right now to break the taboo,” 29-year-old Odiele told the newspaper. By divulging her true identity, Odiele told USA Today, the supermodel hopes to raise awareness of the often secretive surgeries intersex children are forced to undergo. USA Today reported that Odiele was born with XY chromosomes due to an intersex characteristic called Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS). “There is a sense of betrayal when teens or young adults find out,” Stred told USA Today.

Source: Fox News January 23, 2017 18:08 UTC