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Hida Viloria comes out as intersex and non-binary on 20/20
Hida Viloria is OII USA’s director. Here she is on the US 20/20 program, on 19 April 2002 (part 1 of 2; open article for part 2).
Read MoreOII’s Petition to the IOC: Depathologization & Fair Policies for Intersex Athletes
OII’s Human Rights Spokesperson, writer and activist Hida Viloria, has authored a petition to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on behalf of the Organization intersex international (OII). The petition was inspired by the negligent, discriminatory treatment of South African track star Caster Semenya, who, on August 19th, 2009, had her gold medal and her…
Read MoreOfficer Dani Lee Harris becomes first intersex person to lead Pride parade
Officer Dani Lee Harris, the LGBT liaison for the Atlanta Police Department, became the first openly intersex person to lead a Pride Parade, in 2009, as Grand Marshall of Atlanta’s Pride parade. “It’s really a privilege and honor being the first intersex grand marshal,” Harris said in an interview. “I’m pleased and humbled…”, Harris said.…
Read MoreKailana Alaniz’s coming out video “Intersex True-Hermaphrodite”
Kailana Alaniz comes out strong as a non-binary intersex person in this pioneering YouTube coming out video. Kudos to Kailana for being proudly intersex and non-binary, and for speaking out against the pathologization of intersex people! Watch the 10 minute video here.
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