if you are trans, i love you. if you are intersex, i love you. please keep going. i want to see us get old and experience the kinder world we fought for
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if you are trans, i love you. if you are intersex, i love you. please keep going. i want to see us get old and experience the kinder world we fought for
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Bell is one of around 5,000 women in the UK affected by a condition called MRKH syndrome, which means she was born without a womb and doesn't have periods but does have normal ovaries.
At the age of 16, she was told she wouldn't be able to carry her own child.
#Intersex #MRKH
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“The Victorian Parliament has passed laws banning unnecessary medical interventions on children born with variations in sex characteristics.”
This is great news! We need our laws to affirm bodily autonomy, especially for intersex people enduring institutional violence.
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People holding up an Intersex flag, with a background showing a cityscape in Victoria, Australia. Headline reads: Victoria passes landmark law protecting intersex children from unnecessary surgeries
Victoria passes law protecting intersex children from unnecessary surgeries ➡️ https://bit.ly/4rYcDvP
📷 interactionorgau via Instagram
I have found way more commonality of experiences with my friends, in the greater intersex community, than I ever expected to.
It has been a slow, steady learning process to see just how much we truly have in common, despite the fact that our differences are… well… quite different from each other.
Get to know Turner Syndrome. Turner Syndrome Awareness Month. 1 in 2000. interACT's logo, and an image of a purple butterfly against a yellow background with purple circles.
How can I support someone with Turner Syndrome? "Please respect that my body might be different from yours. Bodies come in so many varieties!" "Be sensitive when discussing “typical experiences” - I may not experience “typical” puberty or pregnancy." " I may need extra support for my medical needs. Remind me often I can come to you for help." "Coping with infertility can be a difficult process. Please don’t downplay my feelings. Remember that families can look many ways." "Be aware when people are prescribed hormones it may affect their emotions, mood, or behavior, and may cause new bodily changes. "Please don’t pressure me to share about my body. It’s my right to decide what to share with others when I’m ready."
Did you know that a person can be born with XO chromosomes instead of XX? They are among the 1 in 2000 people assigned female at birth who have Turner Syndrome! 💜💛 Learn more at the Turner Syndrome Society & Turner Syndrome Foundation, and interactadvocates.org/intersex-definitions/#Turner-Syndrome.
Intersex people often share overlapping struggles around medical trauma, sex and intimacy, hormones and surgery, body image, and gender identities.
A broader understanding of “intersex” benefits not only MRKH folks on the supposed margins of “intersex”—but everyone!
World MRKH Awareness Day. Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) Syndrome. 1 in 5000. interACT. A purple and yellow background with a cartoon image of many people hugging
How can I support someone with MRKH? "If I told you about my body, remember it’s my private information. Don’t share it with others." "Don’t say that you wish for part of my experience, or that you think I’m lucky." "Coping with infertility can be a difficult process. Please don’t say things like “you can just adopt!” There are many ways to build a family, please respect all choices." "Don’t make assumptions or talk about my body unless I bring it up." "I may have had surgery with or without my informed consent, and it may be hard for me to accept myself when doctors and others haven’t." "Don’t assume how I feel about my body. I may love my MRKH!"
It's MRKH Awareness Day! MRKH is a variation in sex traits where a person is born with a partial or absent uterus and a shallow or absent vagina. MRKH is present in 1 in 5000 people assigned female at birth—if you have MRKH, you are not alone. 💜💛
New MRKH gender-inclusive resource: mrkhisbliss.org
This is groundbreaking legislation, protecting both children and adults who cannot give informed consent from nonconsensual operations. More intersex rights like this in the US!
People holding up an Intersex flag, with a background showing a cityscape in Victoria, Australia. Headline reads: Victoria passes landmark law protecting intersex children from unnecessary surgeries
Victoria passes law protecting intersex children from unnecessary surgeries ➡️ https://bit.ly/4tGV1q0
📷 interactionorgau via Instagram
"...the law encouraging the types of dramatic surgeries like the one Cortez endured at a young age — one that forces parents to conform their intersex children to one gender or another."
Graphic for event, Intersex Experiences Across the African Diaspora, with a deep blue-green oceanic background and colorful headshots of 5 panelists, all Black intersex people. Tuesday, February 24th from 12:00 to 1:30 pm EST. English language. CART captioning. Donation based.* Join five global speakers to celebrate intersex people of the African diaspora, followed by a virtual discussion open to all. *Pay what you can, or email us at hello@slimstrategy.org if you need a free ticket. Register online at tinyurl.com/intersexdiaspora . Presented by SLIM, the Strategy Lab for Intersex Movements. Panelist headshots are Adeyanju Aiyegbusi, Olivia Hunte, Yezenia León Mezu, Obioma Chukwuike, and moderator Sean Saifa Wall.
You know February is #BlackHistoryMonth — but what about the Black intersex people whose voices are often unheard?
Join five global speakers to celebrate intersex people of the African diaspora! Grab a ticket and join us and the Strategy Lab for Intersex Movements at tinyurl.com/intersexdiaspora.
Trans Bill of Rights Reintroduced in Congress. Our allies in Congress are showing what it looks like to fight for trans rights
What is the trans bill of rights? This resolution affirms that the federal government has a responsibility to protect transgender and nonbinary people from discrimination in everyday life, including in: -Healthcare, including access to gender-affirming care. Housing and homelessness services - Employment and workplace protections -Education and access to public spaces -Immigration proceedings -The armed services and veterans affairs -Safety, bodily autonomy, and robust civil rights enforcement
The Transgender Bill of Rights also supports intersex bodily autonomy & human rights! The resolution calls for a ban on nonconsensual surgeries on intersex children. Every person deserves to feel safe and accepted and have the freedom to make decisions for their own bodies.
When a bill seeks to redefine gender based on reproductive systems, what does it mean for intersex people? The @texastribune.org talks to intersex Texans on the risks they see, like increased nonconsensual surgeries on children to fit them into these categories.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/11/t...
The best proof that sex is a social construct is how cultures treat their intersex population—esp. their medical practices around intersex newborns and kids, and what they hide/“fix” about them so they can lead “normal” lives.
I wish it weren’t that controversial/provocative 🫠
Some good books:
interACT staff and Youth pose with the intersex flag after the Intersex Caucus.
Bria Brown-King shares a slide to an audience displaying the first ever intersex protest.
This week we made history at Creating Change with its first-ever Intersex Caucus, and returned with our talk on intersex justice in LGBTQ advocacy!
We spent this week building connections for intersex justice, as we will not be left behind in the movement for LGBTQIA+ rights.
#CreatingChange26
Trans and Intersex erasure at any level of community is wrong and enables further inhumane denial of our right to life.
Protect Trans and Intersex Youth!
@aclu.org @aclu-dc.bsky.social @lambdalegal.org @pflag.org @interact.bsky.social
Natalie and Amelia pose with their mom carrying an intersex flag in front of the Supreme Court.
Amelia speaks into a microphone in font of the Supreme Court.
Today, intersex student athletes Amelia & Natalie came to the Supreme Court steps to speak out for trans & intersex school sports inclusion. Sports bans threaten intersex girls & women, too.
"I cannot imagine what my life would be like today if 13 year old me had not joined the track team" -Amelia
We are headed to the Supreme Court! 🏃♀️
Join us, @aclu.org, and more of our partners on January 13 as SCOTUS hears oral arguments in two cases about the freedom of trans youth to be themselves on and off the field. 🏳️⚧️
RSVP & find actions near you: www.mobilize.us/lambdalegal/
Today we head to the Supreme Court as they hear about the rights of trans students to play sports. These bans threaten intersex girls & women, too. Amelia, an intersex student athlete from Kentucky, insists all students deserve the joys, confidence & friendship of sports! @lambdalegal.org @aclu.org
On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
In the Dominican Republic, instances of 5 alpha-reductase (5ARD) are so common they are known as Guevedoces - "penis at twelve".
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
Psychology Today: Secrecy, shame, and erasure, not intersex traits themselves, are what create distress. When people are taught their bodies must be hidden or “fixed,” internalized stigma becomes a chronic health burden. @psychologytoday.com
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/huma...
Please help us to end discrimination against trans kids and finally end non-consensual modification (mutilation) that is regularly done to intersex babies and children.
If you don’t know what intersex means, or think that trans and intersex are the same, please ask me (good faith) questions.
Note that the public can submit comments on the proposed rules until FEBRUARY 17TH. Make your voice heard!
ACTION ALERT (image of a megaphone) You can comment on proposed Trump administration rules attacking care for trans youth, carving out intersex genital mutilation
What intersex people should know: The proposed rules have exceptions for “treating” a “medically verifiable disorder of sex development.” These aren’t about guaranteeing access – they are exceptions for intersex genital mutilation on infants and young children.Intersex youth who need coverage for care like hormones could face hurdles to “prove” their variation qualifies. Coverage might still be denied if care does not align with sex stereotypes.Both trans and intersex patients could lose access to clinics whose funding is at risk.
The Trump administration proposed two regulations in December attacking gender-affirming care for trans youth and punishing hospitals for providing this care. Both include carveouts for intersex genital mutilation.
The rules are NOT FINAL. You can push back. www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
Stories shape the world. Images of multiple social media posts and articles, including "Intersex Awareness Day highlights a fight for rights that's far from over", "Philly's Intersex Community" a Teen Vogue headline and "First do no harm- unless you're intersex or trans."
Intersex stories matter—and this year, they were heard! ✨
We were in major outlets like CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Reporters are including us in coverage of sex, bodies, and autonomy.
As we close out 2025, can you support our media work?
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A photo of Dr. Coons smiling, a white woman with long blonde hair and glasses in a green shirt. "Intersex People Lead The Way" interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth.
Nothing About Us Without Us isn’t a slogan—it’s how change happens. For too long, intersex people have been spoken about instead of listened to. Today, we’re honoring the work of Dr. Coons to transform intersex care.
👉 Give today to support intersex-led change.
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Yes - care may depend on what sex is listed on a birth certificate. Even for intersex people seeking care the state sees as aligned with their sex, they are likely to have more barriers and steps to prove their intersex variation.
There is no "carveout" that guarantees healthcare for intersex youth-there are exceptions for intersex genital mutilation in infancy and childhood. Youth who need care like hormones will face hurdles to "prove" they qualify. Coverage might still be denied if care doesn't align with sex stereotypes.