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Seattle musician Xolie Morra, Xolie Morra & The Strange Kind
Seattle band Xolie Morra & The Strange Kind is fronted by lead vocalist Xolie Morra, an artist who is on the Autism Spectrum and an out and loud member of the LGBTQ/Intersex community, in order to raise awareness about diversity, equality and acceptance of all people. Follow the band on twitter: @thestrangekind. From the band’s…
Read MoreOur E.D.’s latest–The Forgotten Vowel: How Intersex Liberation Benefits the Entire LGBTQIA Community
“The Forgotten Vowel: How Intersex Liberation Benefits the Entire LGBTQIA Community,” was published on Intersex Solidarity Day/Intersex Remembrance Day in INTO magazine, the only LGBTQIA website to be shortlisted for a Shorty Award in news and media. Our E.D. Hida Viloria shares her experience discovering the memoirs of Herculine Barbin–whose birthday, November 8, 1838, is…
Read MoreFirst Openly Intersex American Elected to Public Office!
Earlier this week, Betsey Driver became the first openly intersex American to be elected to public office in a beautiful win for not just for her, but for all intersex people! Driver, who founded the online intersex support group Bodies Like Ours in 2001, was elected to the city council of the Borough of Flemington,…
Read MoreNew Podcast Intersex Gets Legit, with Sara Kelly Keenan!
It’s up! We are so happy to announce our new podcast Intersex Gets Legit, featuring a conversation (39 minutes) between intersex activist and third gender recognition pioneer Sara Kelly Keenan and our founding director Hida Viloria. “At a time when things look dark federally, wonderful flowers are blooming in the progressive states, and the germination…
Read MorePediatrics Society Recommends Delaying Unnec Surgeries on Intersex Children!
NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY (NASPAG) Releases Position Statement Recommending Delay in Medically Unnecessary Surgeries on Intersex Infants and Minors. The report, released yesterday, November 8, supports the decades-long call by intersex activists for bodily autonomy for intersex people. The position statement reads: We believe in respecting the autonomy of the individual…
Read MoreThe IQ Quarterly: Call for Submissions
The IQ Quarterly Statement of Purpose As community members who are both intersex and queer, we cannot separate these vital, overlapping aspects of ourselves, and we support equality for all LGBTQIA+ people. However, we are aware that the voices, identities, and experiences of intersex people who are also LGBTQIA+ community members are sometimes marginalized within…
Read MoreAcclaimed solo show Angels are Intersex starts touring next year!
We have been fans of British intersex comedian and playwright Seven Graham’s writing and advocacy since 2006, when they came out as intersex in The Independent. Later, we were overjoyed to see that they, like our E.D. Hida Viloria, were among the few intersex people around the world who quickly spoke out in defense of…
Read MoreWebinar on Non-binary Passport Lawsuit with Plaintiff Dana Zzyym
Hi Everyone! I’m having a webinar about my activism and my non-binary passport lawsuit, and I would like to invite you to join me. It’s interactive. For more information go to http://conta.cc/2hjBKf5 There is a small fee, a portion of it goes to support my work on these issues at the Intersex Campaign for Equality.…
Read MoreNew Mission and Independent Status for IC4E as Viloria resigns from post as OII Chair
As announced here on our old website www.oii-usa.org, the Intersex Campaign for Equality (IC4E) is no longer the United States affiliate of the Organisation Intersex International (OII), known as OII-USA. The change comes as our founding director Hida Viloria resigns today from he/r position as Chair of OII, after six fruitful years. We are excited…
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