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.
Europe
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.
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.
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.
Demonstration, Vienna, Intersex Day of Solidarity
VIMÖ and the Inter-Solidarity Committee are organising a demonstration for Intersex Day of Solidarity on 8 November.
Intersexioni: “From invisibility to awareness”
For Intersex Awareness Day, Alessandro Comeni, co-founder of Intersexioni and OII Europe, will hold events in Chieti and Florence.
Irene: “I Discovered I’m Intersex from the Buzzfeed Video”
Irene – who grew up in Russia and Ukraine – writes on the interACT blog about the best thing that ever happened to her.
IntersexUK and Stephen Fry raise awareness
IntersexUK and Stephen Fry raise awareness on the human rights of intersex people.
Statement by IVIM/OII Germany
IVIM/OII Deutschland have issued a statement for Intersex Awareness Day, recognising the pioneers of 1996.