Starry, Starry Night: the short life of Herculine Barbin
Leslie Jaye writes: what little we know of Herculine Barbin has all but obscured the person. Her birthday, 8 November is now marked as Intersex Day of Solidarity.
Commentary
The marks on our bodies
Mauro Cabral Grinspan draws a line between the marks on his flesh and the words that clinicians use to define and treat intersex bodies.
Remembering Sally, and the intersex movement in South Africa
Nthabiseng Mokoena writes about Sally Gross, the NGO Industrial Complex, and being an intersex activist in South Africa.
Beyond boundaries: intersex in Hong Kong and China
Small Luk, the founder of an intersex group in Hong Kong, talks about the intersex movement in Hong Kong and mainland China.
Actions
Sydney event: “Intersex: thinking outside the box”
On 26 October, Morgan Carpenter will be giving a talk at the University of Technology, Sydney entitled “Intersex, thinking outside the box: intersex, identity, harmful practices and 20 years of activism.”
Movie night and “secret breakfast” in Salzburg
HOSI Salzburg, Verein Intergeschlechtlicher Menschen Österreich and partners are organising a movie night on 25 October 2016, followed by a “Secret Breakfast” on 26 October.
7th New York City Intersex Awareness Day
Claudia Astorino and friends are fundraising for a 7th annual Intersex Awareness Day event in New York City, 2016.
Statement by Ação Pela Identidade, Portugal
Santiago D’Almeida Ferreira, president of Ação Pela Identidade gives a statement for Intersex Day of Solidarity.
Intersex Day of Solidarity at Newtown Festival, Sydney
OII Australia and the AIS Support Group Australia had a stall in the Newtown Festival on Intersex Day of Solidarity.
Colloquium presentation, Mexico City
At a Colloquium on Sustainable Development and Peace Education, Mara Cristina Toledo will speak on intersex and human rights.
NNID statement for Intersex Awareness Day
A statement by the Nederlands Netwerk Intersekse/DSD (Netherlands) on Intersex Awareness Day, 2015.
Letter presented to Bachelet government, Chile
Activists have presented a letter on the protection of intersex children to the Chilean president on Intersex Awareness Day.
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.