Blog posts written by, or about, our intersex youth. Many are members of our Youth program.
Not all participants pictured; photos are for fun and not a requirement We're so back! interACT hosted its first-ever youth healing and wellness retreat in August 2024, and we're returning to California for 2025. Northern California has a rich history as the site of several early U.S. intersex groups and gatherings. interACT
Intersex students deserve the right to play sports with their peers—like any other student. They deserve the fun, confidence, and friendship that school sports can provide. Two newly-introduced bills in Congress that would restrict sports access, H.R.28 and S.9, are questioning those rights. If the bills become law, some intersex students may lose access
By Apollo Robert International Men's Day has been celebrated on November 19th for 25 years, and its purpose is to highlight the issues impacting men such as promoting positive role models, health, well-being, and healthy gender relations. Every year, there is a specific theme highlighted for particular emphasis. For 2024, one of several
Courtney Felle (they/them) is a 2024 interACT Youth Cohort Member and a current PhD Student in Disability Studies and Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy at the Ohio State University. They are passionate about disability theory, creative writing, fiber arts, and bad reality TV—and constantly angry about diagnostic injustice. Find them on Instagram via @courtneyfelle.
Intersex Pride Parade in London, from Dani Coyle Emma Nutt (she/her) is an interACT youth cohort member living with xx/xy intersex chimerism. She is interested in linguistics and biology, taking a personal interest in entomology more specifically. In her spare time she enjoys making art and having fun by messing around with vocaloids.
Northern California has a rich history as the site of several early U.S. intersex groups and gatherings. interACT is proud to continue this history with a new summer youth retreat. The trip is 100% funded for all participants. We can’t wait to be with you! Who: Up to 20 intersex youth ages 18-29
by Marissa Adams, Program Coordinator interACT is pleased to announce that Banti Jaswal (they/them) has joined the interACT board of directors as the inaugural recipient of the Kimberly Zieselman Award for Young Emerging Intersex Leaders. Each recipient of this award will be a young intersex person who has demonstrated
Liat Feller, age 3 INTRODUCTION I always knew I was queer, and I’ve been “out” since I was sixteen, but I didn’t know that I was intersex until my early twenties. My first intersex traits appeared as early as age eight. By thirteen, I was well accustomed to invasive exams, procedures, and
One advocate's guide to better healthcare treatment. Sam Sharpe Intersex people have all of the same health care needs as non-intersex people, as well as some specific intersex care needs. However, due to the ongoing erasure and stigma of bodies like mine that don’t conform to the sex and gender binary, getting
interACT youth speak out at the InterConnect conference in Niagara Falls. Featuring Bria, Courtney, Banti, Marissa, and Jahni. Learn more about intersex support group InterConnect and its upcoming 2023 conference.
