Watch "The Secret of Me" on ABC iview

Watch "The Secret of Me" for free on ABC iview now!

We highly recommend this exceptional film, now streaming for people located in Australia on ABC iview.

At 19, Jim Ambrose discovered he was intersex... and that doctors had performed surgeries on him as a baby without his knowledge. His search for the truth leads him into the emerging intersex rights movement of the 1990s, where he finds strength, solidarity, and a community fighting for bodily autonomy.

The film also exposes a shocking 1960s psychological experiment that helped justify unnecessary surgeries on children for decades. Featuring leading US intersex advocates, this is an eye‑opening, deeply human, and ultimately uplifting story about identity, resilience, and the power of community.

Screening information

Watch at https://iview.abc.net.au/show/secret-of-me

Content advice

This film contains discussions of medical malpractice and genital surgeries performed on minors without consent, the use of anti-intersex rhetoric, and references to child sexual abuse and suicide.

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