Kenya Now a Leader in Protection of Intersex Rights
AIC is delighted to announce that on Dec. 5, 2014, thanks to the hard work of attorney John Chigiti and his team, Kenya took a significant step in recognizing intersex human rights. Colleague and Kenyan attorney, John Chigiti, won a case concerning the issuance of a birth certificate to an intersex born child, “Baby A.” Mr. Chigiti and
Advocates for Informed Choice & GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality respond to National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health invited comments on critical issues in child development for children and families affected by intersex conditions/DSD. AIC teamed up with GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality to respond
2013 a year of Change
Pidgeon Pagonis testifies for Intersex Human Rights OAS IACHR What an amazing year it’s been, for AIC and for the intersex/DSD communities! 2013 was a year of unprecedented progress for this movement: the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture , the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the Australian Senate, and the 3rd International
AIC goes to Berlin
AIC’s Director of Advancement Kimberly Zieselman was selected to travel to Berlin early December for Advancing Trans Movements Worldwide, a meeting for funders & activists working on gender diversity. The gathering hosted by Open Society Foundations, Wellspring Advisors, in partnership with Global Action for Trans* Equality (GATE), and representatives from trans movements in Africa, Europe,
Endocrinologists Respond to UN Statement on Genital-Normalizing Surgery
AIC recently received a copy of a letter written by an international group of pediatric endocrine societies in response to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture’s statement calling for an end to genital-normalizing surgeries without the consent of the affected person. The letter thanks the United Nations for bringing attention to this issue, while
Australian Senate Committee Releases Report on the Involuntary or Coerced Sterilization of Intersex People
The Australian Senate’s Community Affairs References Committee published its long anticipated report this month, “Involuntary or coerced sterilization of intersex people”. The report provided the first and most significant opportunity to raise issues about the health and wellbeing of intersex people in Australia with parliamentarians. OII Australia made numerous submissions to the inquiry, along with
Report on AIC Survey of 5 Top Priorities for DSD Care
AIC assesses top clinical priorities for Intersex and people with DSD AIC has an opportunity to offer input and consult on research affecting children with intersex conditions or DSD funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). We asked for help from you, our AIC constituents, to identify a list of 5 top priorities for
Australia Passes Landmark Anti-Discrimination Legislation Officially Protecting Intersex People
On June 25th, the Organisation Intersex International Australia (OII Austrialia) announced on its website: “For the first time in Australia, and for the first time internationally, intersex people are recognised fully and authentically in anti-discrimination legislation.” On this day, the Australian Parliament voted into the law the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Invites Intersex to the Table!
Today, AIC was invited to participate in an National Institute of Health (NIH) Listening Session. According to NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, these Listening Session are “part of our efforts to advance the health of LGBTI individuals, we will seek community input over the next year (including listening sessions and a public Request For Information),