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Watch Outstanding New Zealand Documentary INTERSEXION
If you haven’t caught it yet, the New Zealand intersex documentary Intersexion (Ponsby Films, 2012) is a must see, and is now available online on You Tube! It speaks with a diverse group of intersex community members from around the world to explore the human rights violation of nonconsensual, medically unnecessary “normalizing” surgeries — a.k.a. Intersex Genital Mutilation…
Read MoreHow Intersex People Identify
By Hida Viloria and Dana Zzyym. Much has been said recently, on the heels of all the media attention on Caitlin Jenner and Rachel Dolezal, about the issue of how people “identify”. Meanwhile, Intersex people have also been getting attention in the media, and an increasing amount of folks are finally aware of the fact…
Read MoreViloria live today on LA radio w/Ian Harvie on the Ann Walker Show
ICE’s Hida Viloria will be interviewed live today on the fabulous Ann Walker Show, co-hosted today by talented trans comedian Ian Harvie, who has starred on the acclaimed television show Transparent, and was interviewed along with Viloria and others in the fantastic new book The Human Agenda. The show runs from 6 – 7:30 p.m.…
Read MoreMalta announces education policy for trans, gender variant & intersex kids!
As if being the first country to criminalize (on April 1st) nonconsensual infant cosmetic surgeries of intersex kids — aka Intersex Genital Mutilation (IGM) — wasn’t enough, Malta is now also the first nation to launch a comprehensive education policy on the needs of trans, gender variant and intersex children. We thank and salute Minister…
Read MoreWorld Health Organization: Sexual Health, Human Rights and the Law
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a report titled, Sexual Health, Human Rights and the Law, which examines medically unnecessary medical surgeries on intersex children, a.k.a. Intersex Genital Mutilation (IGM). The report calls for a deferment of IGM until intersex persons areole enough to make decisions, if any, for themselves. It also calls for…
Read MoreViloria speaking in SF on June 5th for Pride Month :)
Intersex Campaign for Equality E.D. Hida Viloria joins author Joe Wenke and fellow contributors of the new book, The Human Agenda: Conversations about Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity, to share their stories, perspectives and commitment to freedom and equality. Please join for what promises to be a thought provoking, feel good event! See details here: THA SF Pride…
Read MoreUN OHR Report states no intersex child should be subjected to medically unnecessary procedures!
On Human Rights Day, December 10th, 2012, OII-USA Founder and Executive Director Hida Viloria spearheaded the world’s first united call for human rights by intersex advocates, in he/r, “Open Letter: A Call for the Inclusion of Human Rights for Intersex People”, signed by the over thirty international intersex organizations participating at the Second International Intersex Forum…
Read MoreUN Report Calls for Ban on Medically Unnecessary Surgeries on Intersex Infants and Minors!
On June 1, 2015, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report on human rights violations against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. The report, titled, Discrimination and violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, is the second ever official UN report on the subject –…
Read MoreOxford Dictionary to add honorific “Mx.” to recognize non-binary gendered people!
According to a recent article in Cosmo, the next edition of the Oxford dictionary may include the honorific term “Mx.” for people who don’t identify as Mr, Miss, Mrs or Ms.. While only some intersex people identify outside the male/female binary, we very much welcome and celebrate this addition for those of us who do…
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