infant genital mutilation

First ever international intersex forum, representing 17 organisations, agrees common platform

8 September 2011

MEDIA RELEASE 5 September 2011 Brussels, Belgium FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL INTERSEX FORUM The world’s 1st International Intersex Organising Forum took place in Brussels between 3-5 September 2011. The historic event brought together 24 activists representing 17 intersex organisations from all continents. Around the world intersex individuals are being subjected to inhumane and degrading altering surgical [...]

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medpage TODAY: “Bad Signaling Blamed for ‘Intersex’ Disorder”

7 December 2010

A genetic switch in an unexpected pathway appears to hold the key to hardwiring gender either to the specifications of the chromosomes or against them, causing a so-called intersex disorder, researchers found. Mutations in MAP3K1 emerged in individuals with XY chromosomes but female physical development in two of 11 sporadic cases and both families with [...]

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Sally Gross: Intersexuality And Scripture

1 December 2010

AS a brute physical phenomenon, the bodiliness of people like us who are born intersexed challenges cherished assumptions about sex and gender made by many people within Western society. A variety of social institutions, including the dominant canons of medical practice and conceptions, much of the domain of the law itself, and some of the [...]

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Physorg.com: “Scientists identify gene linked to common birth defect in male genitalia”

1 December 2010

IT was previously known that genetics play a part in developing the condition, with five percent of patients having an affected male relative, but the genes involved were unknown. This study shows for the first time that a gene inherited from the mother is likely to be important in development of the condition. Hypospadias is [...]

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Genital Autonomy: Intersex Children

20 November 2010

INTERSEX refers to atypical internal and/or external anatomical sexual characteristics, where features usually regarded as male or female may be mixed to some degree. This is a naturally occurring variation in humans. From the late 1950′s onwards, starting in the USA, intersex infants and children were increasingly subject to cosmetic surgeries intended to ensure that [...]

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Video: Penn & Teller “Bullshit”: Circumcision 2/2

20 November 2010

CIRCUMCISION as a baby, is f**king bullsh*t. If you seriously want to mutilate the penis of your baby, you are one sick person. …

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The Age: “Judge allows parents to have boys castrated”

17 November 2010

TWO little boys will have their testes removed after a court allowed their parents to authorise the procedure to prevent them developing potentially fatal cancers. The boys, aged 18 months and three years, have been diagnosed with Denys-Drash syndrome, which is so rare they are thought to be the only two people in Australia who [...]

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The [Yogyakarta] Principles in Action: Activist’s Guide

10 November 2010

THIS guide will allow those working in the area of sexual orientation and gender identity to determine how other activists have used the Yogyakarta Principles to further their work. … External link: ARC International Editorial comment: On the evidence contained within the Principles there was limited understanding of intersex amongst participants drafting the Yogyakarta Principles. [...]

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Conversations with Richard Fidler: Phoebe Hart

9 November 2010

ABC interview: Documentary filmmaker Phoebe Hart has a condition called AIS – Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome; a woman with male chromosomes, which means she’s part male and part female. When her mother finally revealed the full truth about her condition Phoebe was intially shocked, but then relieved to have an explanation for why she was different [...]

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On Karkazis, Tamar-Mattis and Kon: “Genital Surgery for Disorders of Sex Development, Implementing a Shared Decision-Making Approach”

6 November 2010

Publication: Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. Volume 23, Issue 8, Pages 789–805, ISSN (Online) 2191-0251, ISSN (Print) 0334-018X, DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2010.129, /August/2010 Authors: Katrina Karkazis Anne Tamar-Mattis Alexander A. Kon Institutions: Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA Advocates for Informed Choice, Cotati, CA, USA Department of Pediatrics and the Program in [...]

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dailyemerald.com: “University professor sheds light on closeted intersex controversy”

3 November 2010

SECRECY, shame and unethical experimentation are a few of the key issues that have historically surrounded intersex. Elizabeth Reis, a University history and gender studies professor, discussed the controversies and history of intersex in the U.S. at a lecture in light of the University Women’s Center hosting Intersex Awareness Week. Intersex is defined as “an [...]

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On Lee and Houk: “The Role of Support Groups, Advocacy Groups, and Other Interested Parties in Improving the Care of Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Pleas and Warnings”

3 November 2010

Publication: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 563640, 4 pages doi:10.1155/2010/563640 Authors: Peter A. Lee and Christopher P. Houk Institutions: Department of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, P.O. Box 850, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Riley Hospital for [...]

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