interACT Responds to Title IX Rule on Intersex and Transgender Student Inclusion in Sports
Today, the Department of Education released its long-awaited proposed regulation on sex-based eligibility in school athletics.
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.
Is the US starting to recognize intersex genital mutilation as abuse?
The United States has been slow to call for an end to the surgeries on intersex youth. But change is in the air.
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.
Victory for Greece—Intersex Genital Mutilation has been Banned!
Greece has taken a momentous step today for human rights by banning intersex genital mutilation, becoming one of the first countries to do so. The new law, which prohibits surgeries to change intersex children’s sex characteristics under age 15 unless urgently needed for health, affirms bodily autonomy and the right to individual choice around surgery.Â
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
SB 225 Updates – Incorporates Community Feedback
California State Capitol Building in Sacramento On February 12, many members of the intersex community joined our community listening session to give valuable feedback about legislative strategy. Others called or emailed with specific questions or concerns. We appreciate each of you for taking the time to share with us about what’s important to you! We
SB 225 Updates – Incorporates Community Feedback
California State Capitol Building in Sacramento On February 12, many members of the intersex community joined our community listening session to give valuable feedback about legislative strategy. Others called or emailed with specific questions or concerns. We appreciate each of you for taking the time to share with us about what’s important to you!
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