ACCESS INFORMATION: Closed Captioning will be provided in English & Spanish. ASL Interpretation with Deaf interpreters. Additional accessibility questions, contact: [email protected]. Watch Crip Camp 2020 on Netflix & learn about the history of the disability rights movement!

If you missed @Pidgejen's documentary, "A Normal Girl," you can catch it and dozens of other fantastic films this coming week at UNAFF! The online fest highlights human rights issues globally, with senior and student discounts on tickets: ow.ly/PRXU50BQzT1

Oct 25 & 26, Houston City Hall & bridges over US59 illuminate Purple and Yellow for Intersex Awareness Day. 2015, Houston City Hall was 1st gov building illuminated for IAD. 2017, Houston Mayor issued proclamation Oct 25 IAD in Houston. No onsite meetup this year due to COVID.

Big news from Boston Children's Hospital on the intersex surgery front. Spokesperson tells me they will NOT perform medically unnecessary genital surgeries on intersex children until the child can “participate in a meaningful discussion of the implications.” More to come

Starting tonight!

Thank you to Rep. Sylvia Garcia for her ongoing support! 💛💜💛🐌💛💜💛

“A hierarchical system, where people are often hired based on friendships over merit, and where a bad word from someone powerful can end your career, is not one where juniors feel empowered to report” - also an explanation for abuses on intersex children abc.net.au/news/2020-11-0…

Join us tonight on our IGTV, YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook for a special candle lighting and presentation for Intersex Day of Remembrance (Intersex Day of Solidarity).

Policy disjunctions arise in a framing of #intersex issues as matters of #sexualorientation and #genderidentity, rather than innate sex characteristics; this has led to a rhetoric of inclusion that is not matched by the reality. A/Prof Morgan Carpenter bit.ly/3pbl1sn

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Today we remember lives lost to anti-trans hate. Trans BIPOC, femmes, & SWs are disproportionately victims of anti-trans violence. Both co-founders of THIS are intersex & also identify as trans. We are in solidarity with our trans siblings.

Donate to The Houston Intersex Society by scanning this QR code. 100% volunteer POC-led nonprofit organization offering education for medical professionals and policymakers, community support engagement, interactive arts programming, and direct community emergency assistance.

Excited that @HRW is launching our in-depth report on human rights abuses in sex testing of women athletes on Friday. It's at 7AM for those on the US east coast, so get some coffee and join us for a discussion on this important research. Register here: hrworg.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Excited that @HRW is launching our in-depth report on human rights abuses in sex testing of women athletes tomorrow. It's at 7AM for those on the US east coast, so get some coffee and join us for a discussion on this important research. Register here: hrworg.zoom.us/webinar/regist…