Rainii is an autistic intersex person who likes to make art and talk about intersex and disability awareness. Rainii does their best to spread positivity and joy in their work and is excited to share with others! I first learned I was intersex from a doctor. Well, more like multiple
Justin Tsang is this past year’s recipient of the Kimberly Zieselman Award, recognizing his exemplary work in the intersex community. Justin Tsang, Intersex and Disability Justice Advocate Justin Tsang (he/they) is an advocate for intersex rights and a dedicated community member who has made significant contributions to the intersex
The new guidance from HHS, complying with Trump’s Executive Order redefining sex, attempts to push an unscientific agenda rather than reflect any biological reality. It aims instead to erase the existence of transgender and intersex people. The Trump administration has up until now ignored the nearly 2% of the population with intersex variations, because
At the first ever public intersex rights demonstration in 1996, intersex activists Max Beck and Morgan Holmes were joined by their allies outside the American Academy of Pediatrics annual conference in Boston to demand an end to nonconsensual, non-emergent surgeries on intersex children. This 1996 protest, along with the then-emerging intersex rights movement, represented
Apollo grew up with a variation in sex traits typically associated with women — MRKH — but knew he was a man. At times, his intersex variation was a relief. At others, being one of the only men with MRKH was profoundly isolating. But MRKH is a part of him, and he loves it.
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.
By Kristin Keller, RN, BSN (Note: This article contains discussion of medical abuse and sexual abuse.) Kristin attends Alicia Roth Weigel's book release event for Inverse Cowgirl moderated by JVN. I worked as a nurse for over a decade—but it was only about two years ago that I fully understood the meaning
Today, the Department of Education released its long-awaited proposed regulation on sex-based eligibility in school athletics.
October 26 is Intersex Awareness Day (IAD), a day now winning attention as education around what intersex is, community needs, and personal stories are gaining more spotlight.
The newest WPATH standards of care address the unique healthcare considerations and potential medical harms that intersex people face.
