Conference flyer, Transgender and Intersex in the Arts, Science and Society, Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden, 18-20 January 2012

, .

WE are pleased to note that at least two known intersex artists have been added to the program for the conference on Transgender and Intersex in the Arts, Science and Society, to be held at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden, Germany, on 18-20 January 2012. Thanks to Professor Doctor Stefan Horlacher for including OII members Ins…
Read more →

Non-consensual surgery on intersex infants in in Russia

, .

HERE’S a report on surgery on intersex newborns and infants in the Russian city of Rostov. A 2-year-old boy underwent a sex change operation in the southern Russian city of Rostov after doctors discovered that he had been born with a set of female chromosomes and reproductive organs, Life News reported on Tuesday. Oksana S,…
Read more →

Candlelight vigil in San Francisco for intersex, female and male lives lost to circumcision or other non-therapeutic forms of genital cutting, 4th December

, .

GENITAL integrity website IntactNews is publicizing a candlelight vigil on behalf of all people who have lost their lives due to circumcision and other forms of needless genital cutting. Join Bay Area Intactivists for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of the male, female and intersex children who have lost their lives due to complications of…
Read more →

Report: Time to end fear of Indian hijras now

, .

THIS article in South Africa’s online publication The Daily Maverick about hijras was written in the aftermath of Sunday’s tragic fire that killed 13 hijras attending a ceremony in the Nandnagary neighbourhood of east Delhi. “The group is composed of transvestites, transsexuals, intersex individuals, and castrated men.” “Castrated men”? We doubt that hijras identify themselves…
Read more →

Research: people with AIS dissatisfied with results of non-consensual genital surgery as infants

, .

Research: people with AIS dissatisfied with results of non-consensual genital surgery as infants

A team of medical researchers reports that intersex people subjected to intersex genital surgery as infants are dissatisfied with the results of that surgery – surgery which remains a standard treatment for intersex infants.  In a world first, the team consulted intersex people with androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) on their surgery outcomes. The numbers are revealing: Dissatisfaction with…
Read more →

Syracuse University College of Law – Anne Tamar-Mattis: Protecting the Civil Rights of Intersex Children

, .

Anne Tamar-Mattis, Executive Director of Advocates for Informed Choice, visited the College of Law to discuss the legal and ethical issues of consent surrounding genital surgeries in children born with intersex conditions. Editorial comment: OII welcomes the work of Anne Tamar-Mattis, but believes that the use of pathologising language to describe intersex, such as DSDs…
Read more →

ORAM second annual lecture series – The Invisible Refugee: Intersex, Persecution and Protection, parts 1, 2 & 3

, .

Advocates for Informed Choice Founder and Executive Director Anne Tamar-Mattis discusses the legal, medical and survival challenges that intersex refugees encounter in their cross-border searches for safe haven. This lecture was delivered as part of ORAM’s Second Annual Lecture Series held June 24, 2011, in San Francisco, CA. Editorial comment: OII rejects the pathologization of…
Read more →