interACT News and Releases

Press releases, statements, and organizational updates from interACT.

HHS supports intersex bodily autonomy in first-ever health equity report

January 16th, 2025|

For Immediate Release: January 16, 2025 Press contact: Sylvan Fraser Anthony, Legal and Policy Director - [email protected] Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a groundbreaking report on intersex health, linking the ongoing practice of non-consensual surgery on intersex infants to harmful outcomes and health disparities. It names the denial

interACT Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Opposing Healthcare Ban that Endorses Invasive Medical Interventions on Intersex Children

September 11th, 2024|

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 11 Press contact: Erika Lorshbough, [email protected], 707-793-1190 x1 PDF available here. interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case U.S.A. v. Skrmetti. This is a case brought by the U.S. government against the state of Tennessee, challenging its statutory ban on medically necessary gender-affirming

interACT Statement: All women have the right to participate in Olympic competition

August 1st, 2024|

From interACT Executive Director Erika Lorshbough: We stand for the right of all women to participate in athletics, including those born with variations in their sex traits such as chromosomal or hormonal variations. It is disappointing to see hate in response to competition taking place at the Olympics, which should be a joyous celebration

Federal Healthcare Rule Cements Sex Discrimination Protections to Include Intersex Patients

April 26th, 2024|

For Immediate Release. PDF available here. Press contact: Maddie Moran, Director of Communications. [email protected]  The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its final rule on the nondiscrimination provisions of the Affordable Care Act, making clear that discrimination against intersex people within federally funded health programs is prohibited. Under the rule, sex discrimination

U.N. Human Rights Council Passes Landmark Resolution to Protect Intersex Rights

April 4th, 2024|

Today the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to adopt its first-ever resolution denouncing “discrimination, violence, and harmful practices” that violate the human rights of intersex people. The resolution specifically expresses the Council’s “grave concern” about the practice of “medically unnecessary or deferrable interventions…with respect to sex characteristics, performed without the full, free and

Recognizing Julie Greenberg, a legal pioneer of intersex civil rights

March 27th, 2024|

The 2023 Anne Tamar-Mattis Advocacy Award for Intersex Allyship could not be presented to a worthier honoree: an individual who is not only the longest-serving member of interACT’s board of directors, but also a legal pioneer of intersex civil rights dating back nearly 25 years. We are honored to present the award to Professor

Federal resolution historically recognizes Intersex Awareness Day

October 26th, 2023|

For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 26. Download PDF here. Press contact: Maddie Moran, Director of Communications, [email protected], (707) 793-1190, ext 702 Resolution affirms right to bodily autonomy for those with variations in sex traits Today, for the first time a federal resolution was introduced into the US House of Representatives formally recognizing this date

A message of thanks to Dr. Arlene Baratz, intersex ally

August 9th, 2023|

The interACT team expresses thanks to Dr. Arlene Baratz, awardee of the 2022 Anne Tamar-Mattis Award for Intersex Allyship. Dr. Arlene Baratz is an outstanding medical ally in the U.S. intersex movement and a parent to two intersex children. Her work represents over two decades of trailblazing leadership in medical research , education and leadership

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