Human Rights
Together We Fixed it: De-Pathologization Win in Nat’l Geographic!
What a great Christmas/Hanukkah gift to the intersex community to have our concerns listened to & addressed! As this National Geographic article discusses, their January “Gender Revolution” issue has prompted many questions, one of them initiated by our founding director Hida Viloria–who is quoted in the piece–as well as several other intersex activists and the…
Read MoreNBC News on Third Gender Option Explosion in the U.S.!
The recent landmark court ruling in our very own Dana Zzyym’s lawsuit for federal third gender recognition is covered in this NBC News article about the growing third gender option developments in the U.S. Last month, as outlined by Lambda Legal, Dana’s representatives in the lawsuit, “…a judge found that the State Department violated federal…
Read MoreIntersex Bodily Autonomy & Self Determination Honored in S. African Case!
“Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini said government recognises that being intersex is a sexual characteristic, and not a medical condition. Speaking at a conference when SA joined the global fight to stop genital surgery on intersex babies said she believed the practice to be harmful and should therefore be stopped.” This fantastic news, reported yesterday…
Read MorePBS Covers Zzyym’s Landmark Federal Ruling
Fantastic piece by PBS about last week’s fantastic news about the ruling in our own Dana Zzyym’s landmark lawsuit.
Read MoreVictory for Intersex Plaintiff Dana Zzyym & All Non-Binary People!
Earlier today, Lambda Legal–who are representing our Associate Director Dana Zzyym in their historic U.S. lawsuit for accurate gender recognition on their passport–issued an update in the case titled, “Victory for Intersex Plaintiff”. From the press release: “Lambda Legal is urging the State Department to issue accurate passports for non-binary people! This comes after a…
Read MoreGLMA Calls for End to Nonconsensual Surgeries on Intersex Minors!
Earlier this week, GLMA, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, adopted a new resolution on the medical treatment of intersex kids, titled, “Medical and Surgical Intervention of Patients with Differences in Sex Development.” As GLMA states on their website: In what is believed to be a first for a US-based health professional association, GLMA recently revised…
Read MoreUN Free & Equal Launches Intersex Awareness Campaign
The UN’s Free & Equal Campaign has launched a fantastic new #IntersexAwareness Campaign! The Campaign features extensive resources and information about intersex people, including an Intersex Voices section featuring our E.D. and other #intersex activists who are changing the world. Please share it widely to help educate people and foster love, acceptance, and equality for…
Read More“The Right to Legally Exist”: IAD 2016 Presentation
Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 12:10 pm – 1:15 pm Jerome Greene Hall – Room 646 Columbia Law School 435 W 116th St, New York, New York 10027 The Intersex Campaign for Equality (aka OII-USA) and The Center for Gender and Sexuality Law are pleased to present: “The Right to Legally Exist: An IAD Talk with…
Read MoreIntersex ally, artist Ela Xora featured in Artlyst
Intersex artist Ela Xora’s upcoming October 24th show, “Signs of Intersex People” is featured in Artlyst: The Independent Voice of Contemporary Art. “‘Signs of Intersex People’ is an eye-opening mask and sign centric exhibition that traces the contours of connectivity between the hero to zero social status shift of intersex-bodied people in early Western culture…
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