OII Australia, together with OII Aotearoa/NZ, today released a submission [PDF] to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), regarding the draft Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition. The APA is the body that, until 1973, classified homosexuality as a mental disorder. The APA currently regards gender non-conformity to be a disorder, including gender non-conformity by intersex people.
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Intersexion wins awards at first big screen showing
The full documentary version of Intersexion has won two awards at its first showing on the big screen. Intersexion won ‘Best NZ Documentary’ and ‘Best Editing’ at the Documentary Edge festival currently taking place in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand. The people behind the movie, Grant Lahood, Mani Mitchell and John Keir, have told interviewees:…
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Hiker Chiu of OII Chinese presents on intersex at the 5th Hong Kong Sex Cultural Festival
HIKER Chiu of Organization Intersex International Chinese carries her message about intersex people being normal and even huggable around the world via her Free hugs with intersex campaign. Her most recent appearance was at the 5th Hong Kong Sex Cultural Festival. YouTube.com – 2012_03_05_香港性文化節記者會_hiker Chiu: Hiker Chiu, founder of OII Chinese, for the 5th Hong Kong…
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Intersex Human Rights: The Fourteen Days of Intersex
ON the Second Day of Intersex we draw your attention to intersex human rights the complete lack of rights for intersex people. For intersex to have any rights at all we are required to submit to the myth that we are wholly male or female. We must allow our differences to be surgically or hormonally removed…
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Intersex Domestic Violence: The Fourteen Days of Intersex
ON the Ninth Day of Intersex we draw your attention to intersex domestic violence and how that affects intersex lives. What is intersex? Intersex people are people who, as individuals, have congenital genetic, hormonal and physical features that may be thought to be typical of both male and female at once. That is, we may…
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Intersex and Religion: The Fourteen Days of Intersex
ON the Eleventh Day of Intersex we draw your attention to intersex and religion. What is intersex? Intersex people are people who, as individuals, have congenital genetic, hormonal and physical features that may be thought to be typical of both male and female at once. That is, we may be thought of as being male…
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Intersex and Medicine: The Fourteen Days of Intersex
ON the Fourth Day of Intersex we draw your attention to intersex and medicine, of intersex and its uneasy relationship with medicine and medical practitioners What is intersex? Intersex people are people who, as individuals, have congenital genetic, hormonal and physical features that may be thought to be typical of both male and female at once….
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Intersex and Marriage: The Fourteen Days of Intersex
ON the Sixth Day of Intersex we draw your attention to intersex and marriage – intersex people and the right to marry. What is intersex? Intersex people are people who, as individuals, have congenital genetic, hormonal and physical features that may be thought to be typical of both male and female at once. That is,…
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