Non-binary / Gender
Dana Zzyym’s Intersex Lawsuit in the NY Times!
Our own Dana Zzyym’s groundbreaking lawsuit for legal gender recognition as an intersex person on their passport made the New York Times today, in an article titled, Intersex person Dana Zzyym denied passport, sues U.S. government. Please read and share widely. :) We thank and commend Dana and their legal representatives at Lambda Legal for…
Read MoreOur Own Dana Zzyym’s Lawsuit in the LA Times
See the LA Times coverage of our Associate Director Dana Zzyym’s groundbreaking lawsuit for non-binary gender recognition on their passport. Go Dana and intersex visibility, rights and recognition! #intersexequality
Read MoreVideo: Dana Zzyym’s Groundbreaking Third Gender Recognition Passport Lawsuit!
Our Associate Director Dana Zzyym is engaged in a historic federal lawsuit for a third gender passport, filed on Intersex Awareness Day 2015, against the U.S. State Department. Lambda Legal, Dana’s representatives in the lawsuit, argued Dana’s case in court today. In conjunction, Lambda Legal released this fantastic one minute video about the lawsuit, featuring…
Read MoreLambda Legal Says: State Dept Got it Wrong, Intersex Citizen Dana Zzyym Deserves a Non-Binary Passport!
*** For Immediate Release, from Lambda Legal *** State Sept Got It Wrong in Denying Passport to Intersex Citizen, Lambda Legal Tells Court “Dana was denied a passport, an essential identity document, and in effect is under nationwide house arrest just for being honest…. This country is better than that.” (Denver, CO, July 20, 2016) – Lambda Legal…
Read MoreGenderqueer Intersex Activist Running for Office in India!
We congratulate and thank Gopi Shankar for zis brave, wonderful work representing intersex and genderqueer/non-binary people in India, and will be watching and rooting for zim! Read Gopi’s interview here: http://newstodaynet.com/tamil-nadu/ze-wants-bring-about-change-society.
Read MoreLambda Legal Blasts State Dept in Zzyym’s Gender Recognition Lawsuit
Last Intersex Awareness Day, 2015, our Associate Director Dana Zzyym, who uses they/them/their pronouns, and Lambda Legal, the country’s largest, oldest LGBT civil rights organization, announced that they were suing the U.S. Department of State for denying Zzyym a passport that accurately reflects their sex and gender. Today, Lambda Legal staff attorneys urged the U.S. District Court…
Read MoreOII-USA Dana Zzyym’s Lawsuit in Newsday!
This great piece in Newsday accurately describes Dana’s case, points out that some intersex people, unlike Dana, identify as men or women (as we have always made clear), and even features a great pic of Dana and Paul Castillo, the Lambda Legal staff attorney representing Dana in this lawsuit. Big thanks to Newsday for giving…
Read MoreExcellent Coverage in Buzzfeed of Zzyym’s Groundbreaking Lawsuit
“Foreign nationals who have the X marker on their passports are permitted to enter the U.S. and yet we’re denying the same rights to our own citizens,” said Paul Castillo, the Lambda Legal staff attorney handling OII-USA Associate Director Dana Zzyym’s case. “When you are allowing foreign nationals more rights than you do your own…
Read MoreNY Times Covers OII-USA’s Dana Zzyym’s Historic Lawsuit!
“I defended the rights of this country. I believe I should be able to use a few of them.” — Dana Zzyym, Associate Director, OII-USA “It is nearly impossible to end discrimination against a group of people that doesn’t legally exist.” — OII-USA Founder and E.D. Hida Viloria We are deeply grateful and impressed by…
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