interACT staff Maddie interviews Ryanna, a Youth Advocate living with an intersex variation called Kallmann Syndrome. Most people with Kallmann Syndrome have a late puberty or one that goes differently than expected. Kallmann Syndrome is much rarer in people with XX chromosomes, making Ryanna 1 in 250,000! She has a beautiful life as an
This Trans Day of Visibility, meet intersex people who are also transgender. Today is the International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). Each year on March 31, we observe TDOV to celebrate the lives of transgender people. The day also brings attention to the discrimination, misunderstanding and threats to safety that transgender people still
More than half of states now have laws in place that bar access to gender-affirming care—the consensual, necessary healthcare that allows transgender teens and young adults to feel at home in their bodies. All of these bans contain a so-called “intersex exception”—usually named by the pathologizing term “medically verifiable disorder of sex development” in
Northern California has a rich history as the site of several early U.S. intersex groups and gatherings. interACT is proud to continue this history with a new summer youth retreat. The trip is 100% funded for all participants. We can’t wait to be with you! Who: Up to 20 intersex youth ages 18-29
interACT staff Maddie Moran and Marissa Adams share the must-read memoirs of 2023. Maddie: When I was growing up, there weren’t many books in the world with stories like mine. The moments in which I recognized my life through reading were some of the most pivotal, such as finding a character who also
Traducción español: Laura Inter del artículo Maddie Moran from interACT sits down with Dr. Casey Orozco-Poore, graduate of Harvard Medical School, for a conversation on their recent groundbreaking research on CAH and so-called “nerve-sparing” surgeries. Their research, done alongside Alex S. Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, is titled: Neurological Considerations for ‘‘Nerve-Sparing’’ Cosmetic Genital Surgeries
interACT youth speak out at the InterConnect conference in Niagara Falls. Featuring Bria, Courtney, Banti, Marissa, and Jahni. Learn more about intersex support group InterConnect and its upcoming 2023 conference.
HRW's upcoming film "Category: Woman" asks—what happens when international sports organizations set rules around female athletes' bodies?
Greta Thunberg clapped-back in a major way at a troll. An important conversation arose: is it ever okay to make fun of genital size?
The United States has been slow to call for an end to the surgeries on intersex youth. But change is in the air.
