News Of Note
O.I.T.N.B. star Ruby Rose on being genderfluid in People
Australian model and actor Ruby Rose came out as genderfluid in the summer of 2014, and discusses it now in People magazine, in conjunction with announcements that they will be…
Read MoreAstorino in The Guardian on the Michael Phelps intersex lover “scandal”
OII-USA Associate Director Claudia Astorino explores the recent “Michael Phelp’s intersex lover” scandal in her fantastic essay, “The real Michael Phelps ‘scandal’ is the offensive portrayal of intersex people”http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/23/michael-phelps-scandal-portrayal-intersex-people
Read MoreVICE Interviews Emily Quinn on coming out as intersex
In, “I’m Intersex and My Body Works Just Fine, Thank You”, VICE’s Hannah Hanra interviews Emily Quinn of InterAct (a U.S. intersex youth organization) on her decision to come out…
Read MoreOII-USA to host 5th Annual Intersex Awareness Day events in NYC
This year OII-USA is co-hosting two events in New York City — one with Bluestockings and one with NYU — for Intersex Awareness Day. Presenters will include Associate Director Claudia…
Read MoreViloria on LA’s KPFK Radio
A very personal interview with OII’s Hida Viloria on KPFK in LA’s “Feel, Think, and Grow Show”, with fantastic hosts Mikhail Tank and Layla Ashley. http://hidaviloria.com/interview-on-las-kpfk-radio/ Interview on LA’s KPFK…
Read MoreViloria on discrimination against intersex women athletes in The Advocate
We’re thrilled to to have this essay by our E.D. Hida Viloria run in The Advocate, although we note they changed the original title – “Bullying By Any Other…
Read MorePlease sign petition to treat intersex athletes fairly!
Intersex women with high levels of testosterone are being singled out by case-by-case-upon-suspicion sports policies that ban them from competing as women unless they undergo medically unnecessary normalizing procedures, although…
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Aljazeera interviews Viloria on sports policies for intersex female athletes
Our E.D. Hida Viloria is on Aljazeera’s The Stream today, speaking with scholars Payoshni Mitra, PhD, and Katrina Karkazis, PhD, author of Fixing Sex, about how sporting regulations for intersex women,…
Read MoreIntersex Pride in Cosmo!
FANTASTIC, inspirational interview in Cosmo by OII-USA’s honorary Dalea Rundblad, talented intersex musician and founder of Girl Comet, a self-esteem advocacy campaign. Thank you Dalea for representing intersex people so…
Read MorePlease support intersex equality by liking Dutee’s page
We encourage you all to stand in support of Dutee Chand — the latest victim of discriminatory policies against intersex women with high testosterone levels (hyperandrogenism) — by liking the…
Read MoreIndia lobbies for Dutee Chand!
OII’s Viloria, along with medical experts & others, lobbied the Int’l Olympic Committee (IOC) & the IAAF at their meeting in October, 2010, against imposing unfair “regulations” on intersex women…
Read MoreCalling all intersex folks who underwent surgeries!
If you are an intersex person who underwent non-consensual, medically unnecessary surgery(ies) — a.ka. intersex genital mutilation/IGM — please take the time to complete this survey if you can. We…
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OII-USA’s Astorino on how to tell your friends you’re intersex
We highly recommend this awesome piece by OII-USA’s own Claudia Astorino! Astorino brings her usual wit and deep understanding and insight to this important question, asked in one of her…
Read MoreOII-USA’s Astorino provides insight & tips for coming out as intersex!
As usual, OII-USA Associate Director Cludia Astorino provides a fantastically well written, wise, insightful, and humorous piece, this one on how to tell your friends that you are intersex, upon…
Read MoreAustralian model Ruby Rose comes out as genderfluid
Australian model Ruby Rose comes out as genderfluid in a video and interview in Gay Star News Kudos to Rose for speaking out proudly for non-binary people!
Read MoreHida Viloria at Genital Autonomy 2014 Symposium
We’re very pleased to announce that Hida Viloria will be presenting on “normalizing” cosmetic genital surgeries of intersex infants and minors, and the importance of accurately framing these procedures as…
Read MoreAnother great article questions “fixing” intersex children
We are thrilled to see more and more public attention and scrutiny of the human rights violation that intersex children are routinely subjected to, in the form of having their…
Read MoreThe Atlantic questions “fixing’ intersex children
This piece examines the practice of surgically attempting to “fix” intersex babies and minors — a.k.a. intersex genital mutiltion/IGM – and the current legal case of the rawford family, who…
Read MoreShort film about OII Australia V.P. Tony Briffa
Tony Briffa, who has been in the forefront of intersex visibility down under, and was the world’s first openly intersex mayor, shares their life experiences as an intersex persoon and…
Read MoreViloria on L.A.’s IMRU Radio on global human rights demands of intersex people
OII-USA’s Hida Viloria on IMRU Radio, Los Angeles — the nation’s longest running Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Radio News Magazine, “Out Loud and Proud since 1974” —…
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