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Protect Your Rights
Here are some ideas
for action items you can do to make sure intersex people don't lose
their rights if a constitutional amendment is adopted to prohibit
same sex marriage:
- Write
to your elected officials:
- If
you have non-standard chromosomes
and are planning a marriage, whether heterosexual or homosexual,
consider filing for relief with your state court if they have
legislation restricting marriage to "one man-one woman"
or between a male and female. In this ask them to please outline
what they mean by the term, their definition of male/female, and
how it affects you. This would be especially effective if you
are planning a heterosexual marriage. It would also be effective
for those with a mosaic chromosomal make-up entering any type
of marriage. We are working on having an attorney write up some
sample petitions you can use if you would like to do this. Please
remember that we are not lawyers and don't play one on the internet
either; please consult your own counsel for proper legal advice.This
would be a very effective way to challenge the nonsense of legislation
trying to define us.
- Write
letters to the editor of your local paper. This
is a very effective and easy way to advocate for a cause that
is currently in the news. Click here for some samples you can
cut and paste (coming soon)
- Support
your gay, lesbian, trans and bi friends and neighbors
in their fight for marriage equality. Double those efforts for
intersex people who identify as gay, lesbian, trans or bisexual.
If this battle is lost for them, it will have dire consequences
in our community regardless of sexual orientation.
- Register
to vote and then do it.:
Every
voice counts.
When you
register to vote or make a change to your current registration
(address, party affiliation, etc) at Bodies Like Ours, you'll
also be supporting our efforts to eliminate shame and secrecy.
- Donate
to Bodies Like Ours
and help us the lead the fight to insure that rights for intersex
people are not taken away in an effort to legislate definitions
of male and female for the sake of marriage.
- Learn more about this
issue and what other organizations are doing. Some resources that
we like:
- Soulforce
- More
coming soon. If you would like see an organization listed
here, please send us a URL.
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