Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Chicago children’s hospital promises to end unnecessary genital surgeries on intersex children
metroweekly.comapology posted to its website that it would end genital surgeries on children, except in cases where reconstructive surgery might be deemed medically necessary to assist in a child’s regular growth or development.The hospital acknowledged that the change was brought about because of pressure from, and following conversations with, staff, patient advocates, LGBTQIA+ advocates, and intersex people who were previously subjected to genital surgery, saying they welcomed the feedback and that the hospital had never intended to disrespect members of the intersex community by performing surgeries according to the traditional standards of care.“Lurie Children’s shares a commitment to support and advocate for the intersex community within our walls.
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