Betsy Driver elected to borough council, first openly intersex woman in US
Betsy Driver was elected to the borough of Flemington, New Jersey, on 7 November, becoming the second openly intersex person elected to public office.
North America
Raising awareness: being intersex in Mexico
Hana Aoi writes on the experience of living and being intersex in Mexico: from being the subject of medical interventions, to creating change.
Mexico City: “Intersex visibility, problems and opportunities in Mexico”
On 7 November 7, an event “Intersex visibility, problems and opportunities in Mexico” will be held by the National Council to Prevent Discrimination (CONAPRED).
Mexico City: Second forum on intersex visibility
Intersex projects in Mexico will hold a second forum on intersex visibility on Intersex Day of Solidarity at the offices of the Human Rights Commission of the Federal District (Mexico City).
Protest: Chicago intersex activists demand Lurie Children’s Hospital end medically unnecessary surgery
On Intersex Awareness Day at midday, a protest took place outside Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago.
Human Rights Watch: Doctors need intersex care standards
Human Rights Watch and interACT have called for standards of care for intersex children in the US.
Lambda Legal adds to calls for end to medically unnecessary surgeries
The US legal organisation Lambda Legal has issued a call for an end to medically unnecessary genital surgeries on intersex infants and children.
ACLU issues call to stop medically unnecessary nonconsensual surgeries
Chase Strangio of the American Civil Liberties Union has called for an end to nonconsensual medically unnecessary surgeries on young intersex children.
Teen Vogue on dialogue between advocates and clinicians
Teen Vogue reports on a dialogue on medically unnecessary surgeries between advocate Pidgeon Pagonis and clinical psychologist David Sandberg.
American Academy of Pediatrics statement on Intersex Awareness Day
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a statement recognising Intersex Awareness Day, 21 years after the demonstration outside an Academy conference that is marked by the event.
American Medical Student Association joins call to defer “normalizing” surgeries
The American Medical Student Association joins call to defer “normalizing” surgeries on children born with atypical sex characteristics.
Kitty Anderson talks for The Interface Project
The Interface Project has published a video with Icelandic intersex advocate Kitty Anderson.