Editorial

Hida Viloria on Intersex Human Rights in the USA

, .

Author: Hida Viloria, Director or OII USA, Chairperson of Organisation Intersex International – OII Date of first publication in OII Australia.com: 15 March 2010 UNLIKE most other minority groups, the most tangible discrimination which intersex people have faced has been medical. I feel that this is partly responsible for why some intersex organizations have remained…
Read more →

From Pakistan to the USA and the International Olympics Committee, Intersex People are Treated as Less or Other than Human

, .

Author: Bhakti Ananda Goswami, board member, OII USA Date first published: March 10, 2010 Disclaimer: This article represents the views of its author and does not represent Organisation Intersex International policy nor that of its affiliates. The views of the author may well have changed since this article was written. “Some sociologists and legal experts…
Read more →

Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) conflates transsexualism with intersex variations

, .

Authors: Prof. M. Italiano, M.B.B.S. (A.M.), Advisor on intersex variations, Organisation Intersex International & Curtis E. Hinkle, Founder, Organisation Intersex International Article title in full: Open letter to Ieuan Hughes et al, 2007: Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) conflates transsexualism with intersex variations Year of first publication: 2007 Disclaimer: This article represents the views of its author and does…
Read more →

On a third sex

, .

On a third sex THE idea of creating a new sex category to be designated “intersex” poses several problems. First of all, how do we define intersex? OII believes that there will be never a clear definition and at the same time, that it is not necessary to have a legal definition for intersex. We…
Read more →

Welcome and introduction

, .

Welcome and introduction

What is intersex? THE term intersex was adopted by science in the early 20th century and applied to human beings whose biological sex cannot be classified as clearly male or female. An intersex person may have the biological attributes of both sexes or lack some of the biological attributes considered necessary to be defined as…
Read more →

On the use of Dex

, .

OII’s position statement on the use of Dexamethasone during pregnancy (June 2010) We, the board members of the Organisation Intersex International, wish to express our support of Drs. Feder, Dreger and Lindemann, for their vigilance and efforts to ensure the safety of intersex infants and their mothers who are currently being prescribed dexamethasone.   We…
Read more →

Position statement on medical privacy

, .

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…
Read more →