L.A. Radio host Sheena Metal comes out as intersex!

Los Angeles radio personality Sheena Metal, host of the nightly The Sheena Metal Experience, came out as intersex in an interview with the Gay Star News. Kudos to Sheena for being out loud and proud about being intersex! http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/la-radio-host-who-came-out-intersex-and-why-no-one-gossiped180713

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Intersex book review: GOLDEN BOY

Hida Viloria’s review Three Reasons This Intersex Lesbian Loved Abigail Tartellin’s “Golden Boy”, about the novel featuring an intersex teen, can be found on her blog Intersex and Out. http://intersexandout.tumblr.com/ , Autostraddle, and Gay And Lesbian News.

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Your Beautiful Child: Information for Parents

Congratulations on the birth of your baby! This information addresses common questions and concerns regarding variations in sex anatomy, or intersex variations, to help you welcome your baby and make decisions that promote the health and well being of the entire family.   Updated 2024 One Sheet (with updated links, etc) YOUR BEAUTIFUL CHILD: INFORMATION…

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Open Letter to the UN OHCHR: 1st global call for human rights by & for intersex people!

  On Human Rights Day, December 10th, 2012, participants of the 2nd International Intersex Forum, in Stockholm, with the assistance of ILGA and ILGA-Europe, published and delivered the,  “Open Letter: A Call for Human Rights for Intersex People,” authored by OII Chair Hida Viloria, to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. As outlined in…

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Brief Guidelines for Intersex Allies

  This information includes intersex basics and tips for how to be a good ally. Please share widely to spread awareness about and acceptance of intersex people! Brief Guidelines for Intersex Allies        

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Viloria in Ms. Magazine, with co-author Georgianne Davis

  In “Olympics’ new Hormone Regulations: Judged by How You Look“, our E.D. and intersex activist and Professor of Sociology, Georgianne Davis, explore sporting authorities’ recently released regulations for intersex women athletes with high testosterone levels, aka hyperandrpgenism. Namely, they expound upon the issue which Viloria, Karkazis and others have previously explored, of how strong biases…

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