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BBC Reports on Great Ormond Street Hospital failing intersex children

By admin author | October 12, 2017

Great Ormond Street Hospital in the UK is not meeting care standards for intersex children, a BBC investigation says. As covered in an article today in BBC News, the hospital…

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Happy National Coming Out Day!

By admin author | October 11, 2017

A note from our E.D.

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Lambda Legal Continues Fight on Behalf of Intersex Citizen Denied a U.S. Passport!

By admin author | October 10, 2017

LAMBDA LEGAL PRESS RELEASE, Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Contact Tom Warnke: C: 213-841-4503; twarnke@lambdalegal.org ==================================================== Lambda Legal Continues Fight on Behalf of Intersex Citizen Denied a U.S. Passport “In the…

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Viloria Kicks Off BMCC’s LGBTQIA History Month

By admin author | October 10, 2017

The Bureau of ManhattanCommunity College (BMCC) is celebrating LGBTQIA History Month this October, and invited our E.D. Hida Viloria to present the keynote speech to kickoff the celebrations on October…

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E.D. Presenting at Columbia’s Center for Gender & Sexuality Law

By admin author | October 6, 2017

Intersex Campaign for Equality E.D. Hida Viloria will be presenting “Cultural Delusion and Social Oppression: Why Intersex Inclusion Matters”, a free lunchtime talk at the esteemed Columbia University’s Center for…

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Intersex Community Members featured in Washington Post Intersex Movement article!

By admin author | October 5, 2017

Our E.D. Hida Viloria and other members of the intersex community are quoted in the article, “The Intersex Rights Movement Is Ready for its Moment,” in today’s Washington Post, which…

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Help For Struggling Youth

By admin author | September 21, 2017

      In light of the tragic fatal shooting last weekend of non-binary intersex college student Scout Schultz, we encourage anyone who knows a youth who is struggling to…

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Suffering College Students Shouldn’t Be Shot Dead: R.I.P. Scout Schultz

By admin author | September 21, 2017

    From our founding director.   As reported on Facebook early this week, we are extremely saddened by the fatal shooting of college student Scout Shultz, who passed away…

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Human Rights Watch calls on American Academy of Pediatrics to Stop IGM!

By admin author | September 15, 2017

  Excellent article from Human Rights Watch calling on the American Academy of Pediatrics, convening this weekend in Chicago, to endorse what we intersex activists have been advocating for decades:…

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Viloria to give Keynote at Lambda Archives Annual Gala

By admin author | September 13, 2017

Our founding director Hida Viloria will be presenting the keynote address at this years Lambda Archives of San Diego Annual Gala: 30 Years of Preserving the Pearls of Our History.…

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Intersex Doctor Speaks Out Against IGM in THE NATION!

By admin author | September 12, 2017

      A decade ago, our E.D. appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show with the author of this excellent piece in The Nation, and we thank Dr. Katharine B…

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Human Rights Watch calls on US to end Intersex Genital Mutilation (VIDEO)

By admin author | July 27, 2017

    The report, “I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me: Medically Unnecessary Surgeries on Intersex Children in the US,” was released earier this week, on July 25th. In…

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Human Rights Watch report: I Want to be Like Nature Made Me

By admin author | July 26, 2017

Human Rights Watch: “I Want to be Like Nature Made Me”Medically Unnecessary Surgeries on Intersex Children in the US Published July 25, 2017. Reader Advisory: This report contains graphic descriptions…

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Assoc Dir Zzyym Speaks Out About Their Landmark Non-binary Lawsuit on ABC News!

By admin author | July 6, 2017

    Intersex Campaign for Equality’s Dana Zzyym is interviewed on ABC News regarding their landmark lawsuit against the U.S. State Department for a passport with a non-binary gender designation.…

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My latest: Doctors Resort To Nonsensical Reasoning To Justify Surgeries On Intersex Children

By Hida | June 29, 2017

My latest essay, “Doctors Resort To Nonsensical Reasoning To Justify Surgeries On Intersex Children,” published today in the Huffington Post, is a searing critique of the nonsensical, and innately discriminatory…

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Former U.S. Surgeon Generals Call For Moratorium on Medically Unnecessary Intersex Infant Surgeries!

By admin author | June 28, 2017

In a stunning victory for intersex advocates, three former United States Surgeon Generals published a paper yesterday, titled “Re-Thinking Genital Surgeries on Intersex Infants,” which calls for a moratorium on…

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Fight for Non-Binary Passport Continues!

By admin author | June 27, 2017

    As reported in a press release yesterday, Lambda Legal has filed a motion to reopen the case of Dana Zzyym, our Associate Director, for non-binary gender recognition on…

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Contesting Intersex Wins American Sociological Association Awards!

By admin author | June 26, 2017

At the onset of it’s publication, we highly recommended the book Contesting Intersex: The Dubious Diagnosis (NYU Press, 2015), by our colleague Dr. Georgiann Davis​. Today, we congratulate Davis on…

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NYC Issues Second Intersex Birth Certificate!

By admin author | June 21, 2017

    New York City has issued its second intersex birth certificate, and the second known in the nation, to our E.D. Hida Viloria, and we are thrilled to see…

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Oregon becomes first state to offer non-binary driver’s licenses!

By admin author | June 15, 2017

As reported in Time, Oregon has become the first state to offer a non-binary gender option on driver’s licenses. Effective July 1st, residents will be able to select an “X”,…

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