Phoebe Hart, picture by Priscilla Bracks
![Phoebe Hart, a 39 year old with CAIS, was only told about her condition when she was 17. She made an award winning documentary, “Orchids – my intersex adventure” about going public as an intersex person because the secrecy and the isolation was destructive. “Depression and suicide are higher in [the intersex] community than others because people feel they wont be accepted for who they are or what they are.” Photo: Priscilla Bracks.](https://i0.wp.com/ihra.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/phoebe-hart-pic-by-priscilla-bracks.jpeg?ssl=1)
Phoebe Hart, a 39 year old with CAIS, was only told about her condition when she was 17. She made an award winning documentary, “Orchids – my intersex adventure” about going public as an intersex person because the secrecy and the isolation was destructive. “Depression and suicide are higher in [the intersex] community than others because people feel they wont be accepted for who they are or what they are.” Photo: Priscilla Bracks.