interACT News and Releases

Press releases, statements, and organizational updates from interACT.

interACT responds to Supreme Court: We won’t stop cheering for trans and intersex youth

June 30th, 2026|

For Immediate Release: June 30, 2026 Please contact Sylvan Fraser Anthony for further comment at sfraser@interactadvocates.org. Today's ruling is heartbreaking for the trans and intersex girls who want to play, learn, and thrive alongside their peers. The ruling gives the Supreme Court's stamp of approval to policies that intentionally discriminate against women and girls

Honoring Emi Koyama

June 16th, 2026|

Rest in power, Emi Koyama. Emi was an intersex and transgender activist who worked for the Intersex Society of North America, co-founded Intersex Awareness Day, and is known for her work in the third-wave feminist and transfeminist movements. Our founder, Anne Tamar-Mattis, reflected on Emi's legacy. "Emi Koyama had an enormous impact on the

Call for Participants: Summer 2026 Intersex Youth Retreat

May 7th, 2026|

Not all participants pictured; photos are for fun and not a requirement We're so back! interACT hosted its first-ever youth healing and wellness retreat in August 2024, and we're returning to California for 2026. Northern California has a rich history as the site of several early U.S. intersex groups and gatherings. interACT

Breaking: The Supreme Court rules on dangerous conversion therapy practices

March 31st, 2026|

The Supreme Court has struck down a Colorado law that protected youth from conversion therapy – harmful efforts to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.  Intersex youth are disproportionately vulnerable to conversion therapy practices. Of LGBTQ+ youth who are intersex, research by the Trevor Project found that 13% had been subjected to

US House passes bill criminalizing gender-affirming care while endorsing intersex genital mutilation

December 18th, 2025|

For Immediate Release: December 18, 2025 Press contact: Sylvan Fraser Anthony, sfraser@interactadvocates.org The US House of Representatives has passed H.R. 3492, a dangerous bill introduced by Marjorie Taylor Greene to criminalize gender-affirming care while making an exception for nonconsensual surgeries on intersex children. H.R. 3492 is the most extreme attack on gender-affirming care to

U.S. House moves to criminalize consensual gender-affirming care, endorse nonconsensual intersex surgeries

June 10th, 2025|

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2025 Press contacts: A. Lazarus Orr, press@transequality.org Sylvan Fraser Anthony, sfraser@interactadvocates.org PDF Available Here. Today, H.R. 3492, a Congressional bill criminalizing gender-affirming care while endorsing intersex genital mutilation, was approved by the House Judiciary Committee. The legislation would restrict lifesaving care for many trans adolescents by wrongly categorizing

Honoring Dr. Milton Diamond: Awardee of the Anne Tamar-Mattis Advocacy Award

May 29th, 2025|

Dr. Milton "Mickey" Diamond is the newest recipient of the Anne Tamar-Mattis Advocacy Award for Intersex Allyship, remembering him as a champion for the bodily autonomy of intersex children. interACT is honored to present the 2024 Anne Tamar-Mattis Award for Intersex Allyship posthumously to Dr. Milton “Mickey” Diamond. Dr. Diamond,

Celebrating Justin Tsang: Recipient of the Kimberly Zieselman Youth Award

May 28th, 2025|

Justin Tsang is this past year’s recipient of the Kimberly Zieselman Award, recognizing his exemplary work in the intersex community.  Justin Tsang, Intersex and Disability Justice Advocate Justin Tsang (he/they) is an advocate for intersex rights and a dedicated community member who has made significant contributions to the intersex

World Athletics’ forced “sex verification” violates the privacy of all women

March 26th, 2025|

World Athletics’ approach to “sex verification” through compulsory sex testing discriminatorily targets women, violating universal principles of equal access to sport. When women are subjected to invasive genetic testing, they are forced to give up privacy about their personal genetic information while governing bodies dictate if they are “woman enough” to play women’s

HHS Ignores Biology to Comply with Trump’s Executive Order

February 19th, 2025|

The new guidance from HHS, complying with Trump’s Executive Order redefining sex, attempts to push an unscientific agenda rather than reflect any biological reality. It aims instead to erase the existence of transgender and intersex people. The Trump administration has up until now ignored the nearly 2% of the population with intersex variations, because

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