Posts Tagged ‘intersex’
OII Thanks UN’s Navi Pillay
On December 10, 2012, a group of over two dozen intersex organizations and leaders from around the world, spearheaded by the Organisation Intersex International (OII), and our affiliates in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South and North America, published and delivered an open letter titled, “A Call for the Inclusion of Human Rights for Intersex People”,…
Read MoreViloria live on BBC News Radio
OII-USA Director Hida Viloria was interviewed live on May 16th for BBC News Radio, regarding the groundbreaking lawsuit by the Crawford family for their intersex son, who was castrated at the age of 16 months, before they adopted him. The lawsuit is the 1st of its kind in the US, & we commend the lawyers…
Read MoreFirst-of-its-Kind Lawsuit Sues for Irreparable Harm Resulting from Surgery!!!!
On May 14th, 2013, Advocates for Informed Choice, The Southern Poverty Law Center, and pro bono counsel for the private law firms of Janet, Jenner & Suggs and Steptoe & Johnson LLP filed a lawsuit against South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS), Greenville Hospital System, Medical University of South Carolina and individual employees for…
Read MoreOII Selected as Finalists for Global Prize for Collaborative Social Justice
OII is thrilled to have been selected as finalists for the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership’s Global Prize for Collaborative Social Justice, by a group of jurors including author, activist, and scholar Angela Davis, Cary Alan Johnson, former executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and Shea Howell, Detroit-based author,…
Read MoreOII’s Viloria mentioned in great article about legal identification issues for intersex people.
This excellent blog post by attorney and intersex ally, Toby Adams, examines how intersex people are not accurately represented by legal identification documents. http://tobyshome.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/intersex-rights-id-please/
Read MoreBrief 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 Intersex Allies
Read MoreDr Cary Gabriel Costello on intersex being common, not “incredibly rare”
INTERSEX academic Dr Cary Gabriel Costello considers the most bandied-about figures for the prevalence of intersex people in the human population and shows why these figures are gross underestimations of reality.
Read MoreMarch 7 2012 was an historic day for LGBT people at the United Nations Human Rights Council – now we need full and equal intersex inclusion
WE had hoped to comment on the proceedings of Wednesday March 7, 2012 a little sooner than now. We have been attempting to obtain a full transcript of the proceedings at the United Nations Human Rights Council discussion titled Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity but one was not forthcoming. Instead, ILGA – the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans…
Read MoreThe President wants YOU to assist in his re-election, intersex people of America
IN an intriguing development, we have learned that a well-known LGBT activist in the United States has been asked by the Obama for President organization to assist in coordination and outreach to the intersex, transsexual and transgender communities. Our contact tells us that the next steps will include the creation of a purpose-built website containing a list of…
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