Organizational statements.
December 1, 2018to Mr. António GuterresUN Secretary GeneralSecretary-General of the United Nations Note: This letter was written to support broader civil society action in relation to the proposed Convention in an effort led by CUNY, MADRE, and OutRight Action International. Re: “Gender” in the Draft Crimes Against Humanity ConventionDear International Law Commission Members, We write
interACT supports the work of our friends in Australia. The country has launched a national inquiry into intersex medical interventions. Our Executive Director, Kimberly Zieselman, writes in support: I write as the Executive Director of interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth, the United States’ largest organization dedicated exclusively to advocacy on behalf of youth born
Dear Colleague: intersex voices matter, and it's about time you listen. In 2011, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Dear Colleague Letter that presented guidelines on legal obligations in addressing sexual violence in school and on campuses across our country. While this written request is not exactly the same, our objective is parallel.
interACT is thrilled to see the San Francisco Human Rights Commission publicly support CA Resolution 110 to protect intersex children! Over ten years ago the Commission took a stand for intersex people everywhere by recognizing our basic human right to be free from medically unnecessary surgeries performed without our consent. SCR 110 affirms California’s commitment
By Kimberly Zieselman, interACT Executive Director November 8 marks International Intersex Day of Solidarity -- and this year in the United States, more allies are standing with us than ever before. The number of human rights organizations, medical associations, and LGBTQ groups declaring their support for the bodily autonomy of intersex people is only going
The Center on Halstead, a major Chicago based LGBT center, released a statement today urging the American Academy of Pediatrics to provide intersex kids with same protections as LGBTQ youth! Center CFO Kim Fountain said, “We want to celebrate the doctors who care for our community and our children—not question whether their care is misleading
From Anne Tamar-Mattis, interACT Founder and Legal Director To all of my friends, colleagues, and fellow activists, I have a bittersweet announcement to make. As of September 15, I am moving on from my position as Legal Director of interACT. It has been an honor and privilege to be able to work in service to this
interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth strongly supports Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Intersex youth are of every immigration status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, class, and background, and we strive to work in solidarity to protect the rights of all in our diverse community. Rescinding DACA will leave hundred of thousands of young
Human Rights Watch and interACT sent letters to the medical associations, the Pediatric Endocrine Society and the Societies for Pediatric Urology, urging them to use their upcoming international medical conferences to publicly affirm their support to end medically unnecessary surgery on intersex children. Read the press release below.
Many of us here at interACT have been very affected by the horrific events in Charlottesville, Virginia. We are aware of how often instances of racism, anti-semitism, bigotry, and hatred occur each day in this country, and we recognize that we have our own work to do. Witnessing such a public display of white supremacy
