Press releases, statements, and organizational updates from interACT.
The ABA opposes nonconsensual surgeries on intersex children
The American Bar Association has adopted a resolution in support of intersex bodily autonomy this past Monday.
Dr. Arlene Baratz, Recipient of the 2022 Anne Tamar-Mattis Advocacy Award
Dr. Arlene Baratz, in her roles as a mother of two intersex adults, physician, advocate, and provider of peer support, exemplifies outstanding intersex allyship and advocacy deserving of the Anne Tamar-Mattis Advocacy Award.
Adams decision splits circuit courts on rights of trans students as dissent puts intersex traits center-stage
For the first time, an appeals court upheld a discriminatory anti-trans bathroom policy. Intersex people were a critical part of the dissent.
Federal Protections for Intersex Patients Clarified in Proposed Healthcare Rule
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its proposed rule on the Affordable Care Act’s nondiscrimination protections, making clear that discrimination against intersex people within federally funded health programs is prohibited.
Get to Know Erika, the Intersex Lawyer Leading interACT!
interACT has a new Executive Director—and they are a passionate intersex lawyer who absolutely adores community, telling stories, meeting new people and travel. Get to know Erika Lorshbough (they/she) with us as she leads interACT in its advocacy for all intersex people.
Unprecedented Engagement on Intersex Issues by Biden Administration
Yesterday, in a first-of-its-kind step toward intersex visibility and justice, U.S. President Biden convened a White House Roundtable to center the needs of intersex Americans, the nearly 2% of the population born with variations in their physical sex characteristics, who continue to suffer brutalizing and traumatic surgeries performed without their consent in hospitals across the
New York City Health and Hospitals Prohibits Intersex Surgery
interACT obtained the exact language of the new intersex-affirming policy of NYC Health and Hospitals. As a result of interACT's advocacy and that of so many intersex activists, the largest public health care system in the United States (covering over 70 facilities across NYC!) will now prohibit surgeries on intersex youth!!! "All medically unnecessary surgery
Dr. Rachel Levine and her Colleagues at HHS Have a Big Opportunity the Media Isn’t Talking About
Dr. Rachel Levine, President-elect Biden’s nominee for Assistant Health Secretary, has been my professional mentor. I know she’s a perfect choice for the job. She’s also someone with unique opportunities to carry intersex communities’ needs forward. By Katie Baratz Dalke, MD, MBE Former interACT Board President I’m a psychiatrist who’s dedicated much of my
interACT Launches California’s SB 225 to Delay Clitoroplasty and Other Major Genital Surgeries on Infants
Every young person deserves a fair and equal chance to participate in major decisions about their own reproductive and sexual health. SB 225 gives people born with variations in their genitalia and other sex anatomy this chance by safely delaying major genital surgeries that are typically performed on infants—surgeries to cut a clitoris, create a
President-elect Biden, Please Don’t Leave Intersex People Behind!
By Kimberly Zieselman, interACT Executive Director It was a great week. A collective sigh of relief could be heard across the country from at least 74 million Americans. LGBTQ-inclusive candidates President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be leading our nation come January 20th. We will once again have leaders who believe