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Press releases, statements, and organizational updates from interACT.

Advocates for Informed Choice Speaks with philosopher and intersex ally Dr. Ellen Feder about her forthcoming book Making Sense of Intersex: Changing Ethical Perspectives in Biomedicine

April 21st, 2014|

Reflecting upon what prompted her to author Making Sense of Intersex: Changing Ethical Perspectives in Biomedicine, American University philosophy professor Ellen Feder explains that she did not initially set out to write a book.  However, after 15 years of study, field research and collaboration with the parents of intersex children, intersex youth, and adults, Feder

AIC’s Anne Tamar-Mattis Speaks at Freedom House in Washington DC on Thursday, April 17th

April 13th, 2014|

Thursday, April 17th, Advocates for Informed Choice founding Executive Director, Anne Tamar-Mattis will speak at Freedom House in Washington, DC at an event entitled, A Discussion on the Human Rights of Intersex Persons: Deepening Awareness and Strengthening Activism.  The event, which will begin at 10:30 am and concludes at noon will also feature philosopher and American University Professor Dr. Ellen Feder,

2013 a year of Change

December 31st, 2013|

Pidgeon Pagonis testifies for Intersex Human Rights OAS IACHR What an amazing year it’s been, for AIC and for the intersex/DSD communities!  2013 was a year of unprecedented progress for this movement:  the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture , the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the Australian Senate, and the 3rd International

AIC goes to Berlin

December 19th, 2013|

AIC’s Director of Advancement Kimberly Zieselman was selected to travel to Berlin early December for Advancing Trans Movements Worldwide, a meeting for funders & activists working on gender diversity.  The gathering hosted by Open Society Foundations, Wellspring Advisors, in partnership with Global Action for Trans* Equality (GATE), and representatives from trans movements in Africa, Europe,

Public Statement by the Third International Intersex Forum

December 12th, 2013|

Between the 29th of November and 1 December 2013, the Third International Intersex Forum, supported by ILGA and ILGA-Europe, took place in Valletta, Malta. This event brought together 34 activists representing 30 intersex organisations from all continents, including AIC Board of Directors Co-chair Saifa Wall, and our Youth Leadership Coordinator Pidgeon Pagonis. Mani Mitchell who

Joint Statement from Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome – Disorders of Sex Development Support Group (AIS-DSDSG) and Advocates for Informed Choice (AIC) Respond to Germany’s New Third Gender Law

November 25th, 2013|

Visibility, challenges and hope for DSD and Intersex affected communities worldwide. United States, November 21, 2013: The new German law allowing families whose babies’ sex is unclear because of genital difference to defer choosing a binary option on the birth certificate has been the subject of much criticism. While we share some concerns, we believe

Endocrinologists Respond to UN Statement on Genital-Normalizing Surgery

November 11th, 2013|

AIC recently received a copy of a letter written by an international group of pediatric endocrine societies in response to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture’s statement calling for an end to genital-normalizing surgeries without the consent of the affected person.  The letter thanks the United Nations for bringing attention to this issue, while

Celebration of Community Empowerment this Intersex Awareness Day by Anne Tamar Mattis

October 25th, 2013|

Saturday October 26, 2013 is International Intersex Awareness Day (IAD).  This day marks the anniversary of the October 26, 1996 demonstration where activists and allies held a public demonstration demanding visibility and justice in Boston, where the American Academy of Pediatrics held its annual conference.   IAD has become an international day of grass-roots action

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Invites Intersex to the Table!

June 27th, 2013|

Today, AIC was invited to participate in an National Institute of Health (NIH) Listening Session.  According to NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, these Listening Session are “part of our efforts to advance the health of LGBTI individuals, we will seek community input over the next year (including listening sessions and a public Request For Information),

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