Health/Medical
Excellent Article About The Lohman’s Raising their Intersex Child As Is
Thanks to CNN for this excellent article about the Lohmans, who are loving their intersex child Rosie as she is, without subjecting her to any medically unnecessary surgeries aimed to “fix” her. The intersex community has encouraged and hoped that more parents of intersex children would choose this loving, healthy path since the beginning of…
Read MoreIntersex Justice Project holds protest against CARES & infant surgeries in NYC
The CARES Foundation is a group run by and for parents of intersex children with one of the most common types of intersex, CAH (congenital adrenal hyperplasia), and their website’s tagline used to be, “Searching for the Cure.” They believe children with CAH are “really” women, and that their infant genitals should be medically carved…
Read MoreGreat article by parent Eric Lohman in Support of SB 201
Big thanks to Eric Lohman, one of the wonderfully loving parents of an intersex child, and co-author with his partner, Stephani Lohman, of Raising Rosie: Our Story of Parenting an Intersex Child, who have chosen to love and accept their daughter as is, for this great article in support of California’s SB 201, which seeks…
Read MoreGreat Coverage of CA’s SB 201 in The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast examines California’s SB 201, which seeks to ban medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex babies, in the excellent article, “I Wasn’t Ready for the Intersex Surgery I Had as a Child,” featuring great interviews excerpts from intersex activist Amanda Saenz. Please share widely to educate about the need for this groundbreaking legislation.
Read MoreCA Senator Introduces Bill to Ban Medically Unnecessary Surgeries on Intersex Infants!
On January 31st, California Senator Scott Weiner (Dem. San Francisco) introduced legislation to prohibit medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex babies–what intersex activists have all been fighting for! Since the start of the intersex movement over two decades ago, our main objective has been to put a stop to the harmful, irreversible practice of subjecting intersex…
Read MoreOur E.D. at 5th Annual SoCal LGBTQ Health Conference
Our founding director Hida Viloria will be presenting the opening keynote lecture, “Language Matters: Promoting Equitable Treatment and Health in the Intersex Community,” on January 20th at the 5th Annual SoCal LGBTQ Health Conference. The event promises to be fantastic, and we thank host UC Irvine School of Medicine and all conference sponsors and coordinators…
Read MoreIntersex Activists Denounce Infant Surgeries in Washington Blade
Starting the year off on the right foot, this article in today’s Washington Blade features three fantastic intersex activists–Sean Saifa Wall, Jonathan Leggette, and Hans Lindhal–doing what intersex activists do best: denouncing medically unnecessary surgeries performed on intersex babies and minors. Please share widely, and Happy 2019!
Read MoreIntersex Activist Hann Lindahl on California’s Intersex Legislation
InterACT’s Hann Lindahl gives Them. the scoop on the historic passage of California bill SCR-110, the first U.S. legislation to support intersex people’s right to bodily autonomy. We couldn’t be happier about this development, and thank and commend Lindahl for her work in helping to get the bill passed!
Read MoreCalifornia Passes SCR 110: First U.S. Legislation Urging Protection of Intersex Babies and Children!
As announced August 28th on twitter by Senator Scott Wiener earlier this week, California has become the first state in the U.S to pass legislation in support of intersex people’s right to bodily autonomy! Our resolution (#SCR110) urging the medical profession to delay medically unnecessary genital surgeries on #intersex babies has now fully passed the…
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