Love, complexity and inter-sectionality
Sean Saifa Wall reflects on growing up Black, queer and intersex.
Commentary
Breaking the ice: intersex in Russia
Aleksander Berezkin on how intersex people have shifted from being imperial curiosities to people with disabilities, and on creating new, non-pathologising ways of being intersex.
Language is vital
The way the intersex community has developed and reappropriated language is a beautiful evolution, says Catherine Graffam.
Intersex activism in Turkey
Şerife and Belgin talk with Kaos-GL about the situation of intersex people in Turkey, bodily interventions without consent and the influences of these on activism.
Actions
Abraham and Dimakatso’s journey
Iranti-org in South Africa share this video, the story of Abraham and Dimakatso Sebidi, for Intersex Solidarity Day.
Natasha Jiménez Mata talks for The Interface Project
The Interface Project has published a new video with Natasha Jiménez Mata from Costa Rica, director of Mulabi and ILGA Intersex Secretariat.
Honouring Barbin, honouring intersex elders
Multiple statements have been published for Intersex Day of Remembrance, honouring elders and Herculine Barbin, including by Bonnie Hart, OII-USA and Christof Rolker.
From awareness to solidarity, statement by API-Identidade
Portuguese organisation API-Identidade has released a statement calling for a shift from awareness to solidarity.
Intervisibility European project launched
On 8 November, Intersex Day of Solidarity, OII Europe launched a new site with information on intersex in 23 languages.
Zwischengeschlecht vigil for Intersex Awareness
For Intersex Day of Solidarity, Zwischengeschlecht.org have released images from a peaceful vigil.
Remembrance night for Jemma Redmond
A remembrance night for Jemma Redmond will be held at Outhouse in Dublin, Ireland, on the night of 8 November.
Long night of inter*movies, Berlin
On 7 November, the night before Intersex Day of Remembrance, join TransInterQueer for a long night of movies, discussions and food.
Reference
Get involved
What can you do to mark Intersex Awareness Day or Intersex Day of Solidarity, and promote human rights for intersex people?
Third International Intersex Forum
The statement of the Third International Intersex Forum, December 2013.
Intersex
About intersex: Intersex people are born with sex characteristics that don’t meet medical and social norms for female or male bodies.
Intersex Awareness Day
October 26: Intersex Awareness Day (IAD) marks the first public demonstration by intersex people in North America.