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News Of Note

More Americans Receive Non-binary Gender Recognition!

By admin author | February 17, 2017

“I hope that more people will feel empowered to challenge the norms, to see that our sexual anatomy is on a spectrum and that gender is really socially constructed.” —…

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Our ED on the intersex closet in The Advocate

By admin author | February 16, 2017

Please enjoy our founding director Hida Viloria’s oped “Why We Must Dismantle the Intersex Closet” in The Advocate. #intersex #nonbinary #LGBTI #comingout #HidaViloria Read more…

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S. African Beauty Queen Comes Out as Intersex!

By admin author | February 10, 2017

Earlier this week, we celebrated South African Sharon Rose Khumalo’s victory–as the newly crowned Miss Mamelodi Sundowns–and her decision to compete as an openly intersex person, on Facebook. We’re thrilled…

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Our Founding E.D. Reflects on Intersex Pride on Oprah

By admin author | January 26, 2017

“I wouldn’t be a ‘regular’ woman if you paid me: this is who I want to be.” — Hida Viloria Our founding E.D. Hida Viloria​ reflects on being he/r authentic…

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Model Hanne Gaby Odiele comes out as intersex!

By admin author | January 23, 2017

As outlined in USA Today, model Hanne Gaby Odiele has come out as intersex– hurray! She did so, like all intersex advocates, to shine a light on the human rights…

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Global Intersex Activists & The Guardian on Intersex Birth Certificates

By admin author | January 12, 2017

Bravo to Sara Kelly Keenan and to The Guardian for this respectfully written and well researched article, featuring fantastic interviews with Keenan–the first U.S. citizen to be issued an “intersex”…

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The TransAdvocate Challenges WPATH’s Support of IGM & DSD

By admin author | January 10, 2017

We have always believed that intersex and trans people should support each other and work together as allies. Sadly, this has not always been the case. In the fantastic Transadvocate.com…

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Great video of Sara Keenan’s Historic Intersex Birth Certificate

By admin author | January 5, 2017

We prefer the 1.7% statistic for #intersex people, as it includes all the different types, unlike the 1 in 2000 statistic used in the video, which only refers to intersex…

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E.D. Hida Viloria quoted in People Magazine

By admin author | January 4, 2017

Today, People Magazine quotes our founding director Hida Viloria about the recent historic development in NYC! Last week we shared the great news that NYC had issued a groundbreaking intersex…

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Yr End Report: Celebrating Intersex Education & Legal Recognition in 2016!

By admin author | December 31, 2016

2016 heralded some victorious achievements for intersex education, visibility and legal recognition, and the Intersex Campaign for Equality is proud to have played a role. This New Year’s we celebrate…

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NBCNews.com covers NYC’s Intersex Birth Certificate & Zzyym’s Passport Lawsuit

By admin author | December 30, 2016

Great piece in NBCNews.com of the recent issuing of Sara Kelly Keenan’s “intersex” birth certificate, featuring coverage of our own Dana Zzyym’s historic passport lawsuit for non binary intersex gender…

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“Intersex” Birth Certificate Issued in New York City!

By admin author | December 28, 2016

We recently received news from intersex recognition activist extraordinaire, Sara Kelly Keenan–the first legally recognized non-binary Californian–that the city of New York has amended their birth certificate to read “Intersex”!!!!!…

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Together We Fixed it: De-Pathologization Win in Nat’l Geographic!

By admin author | December 25, 2016

What a great Christmas/Hanukkah gift to the intersex community to have our concerns listened to & addressed! As this National Geographic article discusses, their January “Gender Revolution” issue has prompted…

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NBC News on Third Gender Option Explosion in the U.S.!

By admin author | December 15, 2016

The recent landmark court ruling in our very own Dana Zzyym’s lawsuit for federal third gender recognition is covered in this NBC News article about the growing third gender option…

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Intersex Bodily Autonomy & Self Determination Honored in S. African Case!

By admin author | December 13, 2016

“Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini said government recognises that being intersex is a sexual characteristic, and not a medical condition. Speaking at a conference when SA joined the global fight…

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PBS Covers Zzyym’s Landmark Federal Ruling

By admin author | November 30, 2016

Fantastic piece by PBS about last week’s fantastic news about the ruling in our own Dana Zzyym’s landmark lawsuit.

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Victory for Intersex Plaintiff Dana Zzyym & All Non-Binary People!

By admin author | November 22, 2016

Earlier today, Lambda Legal–who are representing our Associate Director Dana Zzyym in their historic U.S. lawsuit for accurate gender recognition on their passport–issued an update in the case titled, “Victory…

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E.D. Hida Viloria on UN Radio’s Gender Focus

By admin author | November 10, 2016

Our ED speaks about growing up as an intact intersex person, identifying as gender fluid, and how s/he thinks parents of intersex babies should treat them in this short interview…

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Honoring the Intersex Day of Remembrance

By admin author | November 8, 2016

The Intersex Day of Remembrance, also known as Intersex Solidarity Day, is observed on November 8th, the birthday of Herculine Barbin. As the observance’s founder Gina Wilson, former president and…

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GLMA Calls for End to Nonconsensual Surgeries on Intersex Minors!

By admin author | November 4, 2016

Earlier this week, GLMA, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, adopted a new resolution on the medical treatment of intersex kids, titled, “Medical and Surgical Intervention of Patients with Differences…

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