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.
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 RuleÂ
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.
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
Boston Children’s Hospital’s Change on Intersex Surgeries Was Years in the Making
Decades of community activism led to the formation of a law and policy organization, which led to meetings with hospitals across the country, which led to passing a resolution with medical students and physician allies, which led to the policy change you see today. Let us show you a peek behind the curtain. By Kimberly
Intersex Justice Project’s #EndIntersexSurgery Campaign Receives Unprecedented Promise of Action from a U.S. Hospital
Intersex Justice Project co-founders Sean Saifa Wall and Pidgeon Pagonis. (Photo: Sara Jane Rhee, Love & Struggle Photo) Intersex Justice Project's three-year #EndIntersexSurgery campaign earned a historic victory today for intersex bodily autonomy, building on over 30 years of work by intersex advocates. Pressured by intersex people and several of its own
Congress: Include Intersex People in COVID-19 Relief
The CARES Act protects Americans from COVID-19 hardship. But existing COVID-19 relief doesn't do enough to meet intersex people's specific needs. We call on Congress to account for these needs in future legislation. interACT Executive Director Kimberly Zieselman submitted this letter to Congress: Â Dear Chairs Grassley and Neal and Ranking Members Wyden and Brady,