Tell Oxford to stop calling intersex people abnormal!
The Oxford Dictionary has been making strides accepting people that fall outside statistical “norms”, such as Trans and Genderqueer people, and we have celebrated this progress. However, it still defines being intersex as an “abnormal condition”. How can we expect society to accept intersex people when we are defined as innately flawed? Please take a…
Read MoreBuzzfeed article questions nonconsensual surgeries
This article provides in depth coverage of the groundbreaking South Carolina lawsuit by the Crawfords, parents of M.C., an intersex boy, against the doctors who operated on him. Great quotes by the Crawfords and OII-USA’s Hida Viloria. Some of the doctors interviewed expound deep prejudice against intersex traits, specifically ambiguous genitalia, and there are some…
Read MoreU.S. finally begins to acknowledge “Intersex Genital Mutilation”!
We are very pleased and excited to see this recent piece titled, “Infant Intersex Surgery: Genital Mutilation in the U.S.?“, in Law Street Media! OII-USA, along with other advocates, has always considered medically unnecessary, non-consensual, “normalizing” genital surgeries and medical treatments of intersex people to be a human rights violation akin to Female Genital Mutilation…
Read MoreVictory for Dutee Chand and intersex female athletes!!!
Early today, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled to allow Indian athlete Dutee Chand the right to compete as a woman, since being banned last July under sports regulations for women with naturally high testosterone levels (a.k.a. hyperandrogenism). We celebrate this victory not just for Dutee, but in a long battle fought by…
Read MoreNew Zealand adopts gender marker for non-binary gendered people!
On Friday July 17th, New Zealand announced that it has adopted a new gender option — called “Gender Diverse” — in addition to the existing “male” and “female” options, for citizens who have non-binary gender identities. We commend the New Zealand government and celebrate this victory for all non-binary people! Indeed, intersex people are subjected…
Read MoreWatch Outstanding New Zealand Documentary INTERSEXION
If you haven’t caught it yet, the New Zealand intersex documentary Intersexion (Ponsby Films, 2012) is a must see, and is now available online on You Tube! It speaks with a diverse group of intersex community members from around the world to explore the human rights violation of nonconsensual, medically unnecessary “normalizing” surgeries — a.k.a. Intersex Genital Mutilation…
Read MoreHow Intersex People Identify
By Hida Viloria and Dana Zzyym. Much has been said recently, on the heels of all the media attention on Caitlin Jenner and Rachel Dolezal, about the issue of how people “identify”. Meanwhile, Intersex people have also been getting attention in the media, and an increasing amount of folks are finally aware of the fact…
Read MoreViloria live today on LA radio w/Ian Harvie on the Ann Walker Show
ICE’s Hida Viloria will be interviewed live today on the fabulous Ann Walker Show, co-hosted today by talented trans comedian Ian Harvie, who has starred on the acclaimed television show Transparent, and was interviewed along with Viloria and others in the fantastic new book The Human Agenda. The show runs from 6 – 7:30 p.m.…
Read MoreMalta announces education policy for trans, gender variant & intersex kids!
As if being the first country to criminalize (on April 1st) nonconsensual infant cosmetic surgeries of intersex kids — aka Intersex Genital Mutilation (IGM) — wasn’t enough, Malta is now also the first nation to launch a comprehensive education policy on the needs of trans, gender variant and intersex children. We thank and salute Minister…
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