interACT staff Maddie Moran and Marissa Adams share the must-read memoirs of 2023. Maddie: When I was growing up, there weren’t many books in the world with stories like mine. The moments in which I recognized my life through reading were some of the most pivotal, such as finding a character who also
HRW's upcoming film "Category: Woman" asks—what happens when international sports organizations set rules around female athletes' bodies?
Greta Thunberg clapped-back in a major way at a troll. An important conversation arose: is it ever okay to make fun of genital size?
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
Will & Grace’s 243rd episode, "Broadway Boundaries," seems unaware that it started a difficult conversation among LGBTQIA+ viewers. And not for the better. Midway through Season 11, episode 15, a pregnant Grace asks her nurse what her baby’s gender is. The nurse replies that she should “look between the legs.” The nurse then tells Grace
In seven months I went from sweating profusely during classroom presentations to talking about my experience as an intersex person in front of more than 300 healthcare professionals at the Trans Health Conference in Boston. This internship has helped me find my confidence and my voice as an intersex advocate. I used to be
Netflix teen comedy Sierra Burgess is a Loser is under fire for insensitive portrayals of several marginalized groups. In addition to modeling anti-trans and anti-gay insults, positively framing a non-consensual kissing scene, and mocking the Deaf community, SBIAL perpetuates ignorance that harms the intersex community. The film is the latest in a long line of
My name is Jackie Green and for as long as I can remember my biggest fear in life was that someone would find out that I had XY chromosomes - a fact about me that you can’t see, feel, or sense in any way. Yet I still found myself afraid of what others would think
In addition to being an Intersex activist and political campaigns consultant, Susannah Temko who lives in London is also a member of interACT Youth. Susannah wrote this reflection for Huffington Post UK on fashion model Hanne Gaby Odeile’s recent disclosure has meant to her. PHOTO CREDIT: VAN TINE DENNIS/ABACA USA
interACT Board Member Mani Mitchell's posted this on facebook and we absolutely had to share it. Thank you, Mani, for sharing your experiences and providing a unique perspective that we hope will open minds and spread awareness. Words from the road: Bangkok. Todays 'Ted Talk': DON’T leave out the ‘I’ – the obligations of being
