Intersex Peer Support - Bodies Like Ours

The Pride '05 magazine, distributed at Pride events worldwide, featured an extensive article about intersex.  Written by Cindra Feuer, the article discusses the current trend of Pride organizations adding an I to the LGBT acronym (or variations thereof).

The article may be downloaded as two PDFs (two pages--two files).

Be sure to download each page:

http://www.bodieslikeours.org/pdf/feuer_1.pdf (168 kb)
http://www.bodieslikeours.org/pdf/feuer_2.pdf (189 kb)

Intersex Featured on WHYY - Philadelphia's Public Radio Affiliate

In July, 2005 Betsy Driver was joined by Dr. William Reiner for a thoughtful and dynamic one hour interview on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane on WHYY, the public radio affiliate in Philadelphia, PA.  Radio Times is a top-rated Philadelphia radio talkshow. 

The show is available in their archives.  Visit http://www.whyy.org/91FM/radiotimes.html to listen at your convenience. 

San Francisco Report Addresses Human Rights Violations of Intersex People

Today (05/03/2005) the San Francisco Human Rights Commission (SF HRC) released a report entitled, "A Human Rights Investigation into the Medical "Normalization" of Intersex People".

This long-awaited document examines the way intersex is treated in American hospitals and by society.  A critical examination of the current standards, the report is based upon testimony of those born with intersex, their families, ethicists, scholars, and medical professionals.  It puts forth a number of recommendations for change in areas the commissioners agreed are serious human rights violations.  These recommendations include suggestions to medical facilities on improving the care of those with intersex entrusted to their care. According to the SF HRC, ""Normalizing" interventions done without the patient's informed consent are inherent human rights abuses."

The San Francisco Human Rights Commission has released the long-awaited, "A Human Rights
Investigation in the Medical "Normalization" of Intersex People".  Issued on May 3, 2005, the report caps years of work and is the result of a public hearing held on May 27, 2004. 

At that public hearing, many people with intersex testified, as did their family members along with medical professionals and ethicists.

We have put together this resource section to help journalists and others try to decipher some of the information in it and determine what it really means.  We hope this will help you understand more about the report process, about intersex, and Bodies Like Ours.

As people read it and question it, we will compile an FAQ section for you to help you learn more and how it may possibly affect you if you have a child with intersex or are intersex yourself.