AT approximately 8:25 p.m. last Sunday night, the New York State Police on Long Island logged a 911 call about a toddler in cardiac arrest. The boy, 17-month-old Roy Jones, was rushed from the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, N.Y. to Southampton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:11 p.m. According to authorities, the…
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Coastweek.com: Kenya’s Constitutional Court urged to create new law for ‘third gender’ convicts
IN what is a land mark application in a Kenya court, an inter-sex death row convict has urged a Constitutional Court to create a law that will accommodate his gender. Through his lawyer John Chingiti, Richard Muasya yesterday urged judges Hannah Okengu, George Dulu and Ruth Sitati to enact a law that will embrace hermaphrodites….
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The Guardian: Caster Semenya may return to track this month after IAAF clearance
SPECULATION as to what that “process” might have entailed has been rife, with unconfirmed reports suggesting that rather than waiting for the results of a gender verification test – as had been claimed by the IAAF – she has been undergoing hormone-based treatment for what is widely accepted to be an intersex condition. As Pierre…
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DELGA: EU discrimination law must cover gender identity issues
LIBERAL Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford has asked the European Commission to explore what action can be taken at European level to prevent discrimination against both transgender and non-gendered people. Commenting on the reply from the Commissioner for justice, fundamental rights & citizenship Viviane Reding, Sarah Ludford said,…
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OII’s policy concerning intersex, medical diagnoses and health information
OII is very sensitive to the individual’s right to privacy concerning medical information and does not require any release of medical information or any diagnosis to be a member of our support groups. OII members are instructed not to ask for a medical diagnosis from any member, leaving each member free to volunteer such information…
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Times of Swaziland: Don’t discriminate [against] children with male and female organs
ACCORDING to Macmillan English dictionary, hermaphrodite is a person, animal, or plant that has both male and female sex organs. Speaking during this year’s Manzini Region Day of the African Child commemoration that was held at Kukhanyeni Inkhundla, NCCU’s Ncane Dlamini said parents were hiding their children who have two private parts. “In some cases,…
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almasryalyoum: Beneath the galabiya: Intersex operations in Assiut
IN the realm of sexual taboos in Egypt, the issue of “intersex individuals” – or those born with “ambiguous genitalia” – is certainly somewhere near the top of the list. While medical professionals take an impartial approach to treatment and surgical operations, social and cultural factors pose a challenge for affected individuals and their families….
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Premières lignes – le blog de Paul Moreira: Enfants difformes en Somalie
JE reviens de Somalie. Mogadiscio est totalement abandonnée. A l’hopital Madina, j’ai vu un médecin irakien, chef de la chirurgie d’urgence, qui a du donner un litre de son propre sang pour sauver un blessé. Pas de banque du sang dans le principal hopital d’un pays en guerre. Et puis, j’ai vu une vague inexpliquée…
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