Intersex people deserve their own choices.

Intersex children’s bodies are often changed with unnecessary genital surgeries—including to create a vagina, reduce a large clitoris, or remove testes—before the age of two. Not a single hospital in the United States has issued clear policy to delay these surgeries or help families fight stigma. We’ve worked with many of the world’s top human rights organizations, and all agree: surgeries to change diverse sex traits must be the individual’s choice.

interACT uses innovative legal and other strategies to advocate for the human rights of children born with natural differences in their genitals, chromosomes, hormones, and reproductive anatomy.

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interACT Programs

Law and Policy

Law and Policy

We work toward state and federal policies that will give intersex people their own choices about their bodies. Together with communities, doctors, parents, and allies, we champion human rights.

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Media

Media

interACT brings young intersex voices into U.S. news and pop culture. We keep stories authentic and respectful, because we know how visibility in the media drives change in policy.

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Youth Leadership

Youth Leadership

interACT Youth is the world’s first intersex advocacy youth group. We support a cohort of peers, ages 13-29. interACT Youth creates opportunities for young leaders to express themselves in the media.

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Intersex in the News

CNN: Ban on cosmetic surgeries on intersex infants fails key California vote

January 2020: A California Senate subcommittee voted down a bill to delay infant surgeries, after its chair’s re-election campaign received a $50,000 donation from the California Medical Association.

The Nation: Transgender and Intersex Kids Must Have a Voice in Health Care Decisions

February 2020: interACT ally Dr. Scott Nass speaks up against a South Dakota bill that would restrict healthcare for transgender kids, while encouraging surgery on intersex kids.

Undark: Confronting Knowledge Gaps in Intersex Health Care

February 2020: This podcast episode features interACT Executive Director Kimberly Zieslman, Board member Elizabeth Reis, PhD, and Youth member Catherine Graffam, discussing ethical issues.