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Amnesty Int’l for Intersex Awareness Day
Happy Intersex Awareness Day (IAD) everyone! We have created awareness campaigns for IAD in years past, and are thrilled to see more and more organizations doing the same. Please share this latest, from our wonderful allies at Amnesty International. Its Intersex Awareness Day – here are 5 myths we need to shatter
Read MoreViloria on Why We Must Not Allow Intersex Erasure
In honor of Intersex Awareness Day 2018, our Founding Director Hida Viloria’s essay for Logo’s NewNowNext, on Trumnp’s attempts at trans and intersex erasure and why intersex inclusion is essential for the entire LGBTQIA community. Please share widely, especially with your LGBT allies. Together, we are stronger! j
Read MoreCelebrating National Coming Out Day!
“Intersex people are born on the frontlines of homophobia and transphobia because we’re vulnerable to being harmed in infancy if our differences from heterosexual norms are detected, as they often are.” — IC4E Founding Director Hida Viloria https://www.instagram.com/p/BozjV5WhwBR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Founded by long-time queer, non-binary, Latinx intersex activist and writer Hida Viloria–who worked at the nation’s first…
Read MoreColorado Becomes First U.S. State to Issue an Intersex Birth Certificate!
On September 19th, the same day that Federal Judge Jackson ruled in favor of our Associate Director Dana Zzyym receiving their non-binary passport, intersex activist Anunnaki Ray Marquez received his intersex birth certificate in the mail! This makes Colorado the first U.S. state to allow intersex birth certificates, with New York City being the first…
Read MoreJudge Rules In Assoc. Dir. Dana Zzyym’s Favor for Nonbinary Passport!
Earlier today, a district court judge ruled in support of our Associate Director Dana Zzyym’s lawsuit for a passport that accurately reflects their sex as neither male nor female and we couldn’t be happier! As stated in the ruling: “I find that the Department failed to show that its decision-making process regarding the policy was…
Read MoreNew York City Soon to Allow Gender Neutral X on Birth Certificates!
As reported in The Daily Beast, New York City will soon allow non-binary people to amend birth certificates to a gender neutral “X.” New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced the landmark proposal, Introduction 954-A, back on June 4th in honor of pride month. It was cleared by…
Read MoreCelebrate Being Intersex in the Intersex Quarterly!
We are thrilled to announce our call for submissions to the Intersex Quarterly, our online quarterly produced in compunction with Indolent Books. Please add you voices folks, the world needs to hear from us! And please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.
Read MoreLeBron James Steps Out to Support Caster Semenya!
As reported in All 4 Women, LeBron James took the time out of his busy schedule yesterday to make a trip to Berlin to watch South African track star Caster Semenya’s races. Semenya, who was competing at the 2018 Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF), won the 1000m gold and the fifth fastest 1000m time in history. Running…
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!
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