News Of Note
Calling a Spade a Spade: Intersex is Just Intersex
A few days ago, I received an excerpt from an article-in-progress by a law professor that stated that intersex is increasingly included as a subcategory of transgender. I’m grateful…
Read MoreWHO / WHAT IS INTERSEX?
“INTERSEX” is an umbrella term referring to individuals born with sex characteristics that are not typically male or female or are a blend of both. There are an estimated 30…
Read MoreOII-USA’s Astorino in AutoStraddle: “Claudia Is Intersex, Let’s Talk About It”
AutoStraddle has recently published a great piece by OII USA Associate Director, Claudia Astorino: Intersex is now being included in the LGBT acronym, in adding the “I.” Not all intersex…
Read MoreUN Calls for an End to Genital-Normalizing Surgeries!
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture issued a statement on 1 February 2013 in Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Juan…
Read MoreViloria’s Short Video Compilation of Interviews on Intersex Equality
OII-USA Director and OII Int’l Chairperson Hida Viloria shares a message of intersex pride, visibility & human rights in this 2 1/2 minute video compilation of some of her best…
Read MoreCoverage of the Intersex Forum in Stockholm
Intersex activists from around the world demand human rights.
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Viloria in The Global Herald on human rights violations against intersex runner Pinki Pramanik
As Hida Viloria reports in “Criminalized Because of One’s Sex”: On June 14th, Indian gold medal winner Pinki Pramanik was arrested following accusations of rape and “being male” by her…
Read MoreInternational Intersex Community makes 7 Demands for Human Rights at the 2nd Annual Intersex Forum in Stockholm
Between 9-11 December 2012, the second International Intersex Forum took place in Stockholm. This event brought together 37 activists representing 33 intersex organisations and supportive institutions from all continents. The Forum agreed…
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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:…
Read MoreOII’s Julius Kaggwa quoted re: LGBTI struggle in Uganda
US Faith Leaders have banded together to support the LGBTI community in Uganda, and call for a ban to anti-homosexuality bill. OII member Julius Kaggwa is quoted: …Julius Kaggwa, a…
Read MoreSwiss report acknowledges problems with infant surgery
Ground-breaking Swiss report on infant surgery, a review Earlier this month, the Swiss National Advisory Commission on Biomedical Ethics published an opinion document: On the management of differences of sex development,…
Read More“Hermaphrodites Exist: Intersex, the ‘I’ in LGBTI” – Presentation by Hida Viloria and Claudia Astorino at Bluestockings, NYC, Oct 27
Tonight at Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, & Activist Center, 172 Allen Street, New York, New York 10002! [Location Map] Most societies still have a hard time openly incorporating intersex people into…
Read MoreILGA-Europe statement on Intersex Awareness Day 2012
OII USA welcomes the following statement by ILGA-Europe. We call upon the U.S. government to review the practices that intersex people are subjected to here in the United States, and…
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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…
Read MoreIntersex Doc Orchids: My Intersex Adventure screens at film fest
We thank and congratulate Phoebe Hart for making this fantastic documentary film and wish we could attend the screening! Orchids: My Intersex Adventure traces Phoebe’s journey as an intersex person…
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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…
Read MoreThe Guardian: “The IOC’s superwoman complex: how flawed sex-testing discriminates”
Rebecca Jordan-Young and Katrina Karkazis have another article on IOC sex testing today, in The Guardian: Last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) quietly dropped what may prove to be…
Read MoreViloria on “No Clear Option for Testing” in the NY Times
Hida Viloria’s letter to the New York Times on genetic testing of elite female athletes appears in Sunday’s paper: To the Sports Editor: Re “No Clear Option for Testing,” June…
Read MorePetition on ending intersex female genital cutting in the US
We invite readers to sign this petition by Advocates for an Informed Choice in the US: Dear Secretary Clinton & Ambassador Verveer, February 6, 2013 marks the tenth annual International…
Read MoreKatrina Karkazis and Rebecca Jordan-Young on Olympic sex testing
An important podcast by Stanford School of Medicine: Olympic athletes potentially face new sex verification policies following the controversial investigation of South African runner Caster Semenya, who was tested repeatedly…
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