US LGBT organisations affirm intersex rights
Multiple US LGBT organisations have affirmed intersex rights to mark Intersex Awareness Day, including GLAAD, GLMA and OutRight.
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US State Department message of solidarity
A spokesperson for the Department of State has issued a statement recognising violence through forced medical interventions.
Ask Human Rights Watch: Intersex revolution
Watch a Facebook Live session with supermodel Hanne Gaby Odiele, and discussion about a new report on doctors’ discontent with intersex medical practices.
Kimberly Zieselman on the intersex healthcare gap
Kimberly Zieselman, executive director of interACT, writes about the need for informed, accessible, affirmative healthcare.
Intersex People of Color for Justice statement
Intersex People of Color for Justice have issued a powerful statement for Intersex Awareness Day, 2017: “We are a just movement that has our vision set on attaining bodily autonomy for all.”
OII-USA: Easy ways to promote visibility
OII-USA has published a guide to easy ways to share visibility this Intersex Awareness Day.
Stony Brook Uni, NY: lecture with Aleksander Berezkin
On the evening of 25 October, Stony Brook University hosts a lecture by Aleksander Berezkin on “Intersex activism: my body is my right”.
NYC: Intersex & Chill
The Bureau of General Services – Queer Division in Greenwich Village is hosting an Intersex Awareness Day evening event with Claudia Astorino.
Oceanside, California: talk by Hida Viloria
On 4 November, the North County LGBTQ Resource Center will hold a combined Intersex Awareness Day & Intersex Day of Remembrance event.
University of North Florida: Intersex Awareness Day lunch
The LGBT Resource Center at UNF held a Sex and Gender 101 Brown Bag Lunch on Intersex Awareness Day, with Anunnaki Ray.
Duke Law event: Ending medically unnecessary surgery on intersex children
Duke Law is holding an Intersex Awareness Day event on Human Rights in Practice, with Kyle Knight of Human Rights Watch and Alesdair Ittelson of interACT.
Event in Chicago: When identity bumps against the binary
On Intersex Awareness Day, 26 October, Pidgeon Pagonis and Sean Saifa Wall will participate in a panel discussion at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).