Intersexions Cafe

Ambiguous Medicine and Sexist Genetics: A Critique of the DS

Curtis — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:58:54 GMT

Ambiguous Medicine and Sexist Genetics: A Critique of the DSD Nomenclature

By M. Italiano, M.B.B.S. (A.M.) and Curtis E. Hinkle

� Aug. 8, 2008

Online at: http://www.intersexualite.org/sexist_genetics.html

Circulate Widely: Human Rights for All Athletes Petition

Curtis — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:12:31 GMT

Please read the following petition and support equality and human rights.

http://www.petitiononline.com/ccabei08/petition.html

Kind regards,

Curtis E. Hinkle

Author of Human Rights for All Athletes Petition

David Cameron Strachan receives Award for Volunteer Activism

Curtis — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:36:50 GMT

Intersex Elder receives Award for Volunteer Activism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSR55TUJ18M

This video includes very moving comments by David about intersex human rights.

David Cameron Strachan is OII-USA Spokesperson for Human Rights

OII-Allemagne en ligne avec un nouveau site web

Curtis — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:41:07 GMT

ACTUALIT�S

le 1er aout 2008

http://www.intersexualite.org/OII-Germany.html

OII-Allemagne maintenant en ligne

Nous sommes fiers et heureux de vous pr�senter OII-Allemagne (IVIM - Internationale Vereinigung Intergeschlechtlicher Menschen) qui repr�sente l�OII en Allemagne.

Notre site web est toujours en construction mais nous d�sirons avoir trois sections:

- Une section pour les articles �crits par les Germanophones de l�OII (IVIM)

- Une section pour les ...

OII Press Release on sex tests at the Olympics

Curtis — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:31:37 GMT

OII Denounces Sexist Discrimination and Human Rights Violations of Intersexed Athletes in Beijing

http://www.intersexualite.org/Olympics.html

The Organisation Intersex International is deeply committed to ending human rights violations of intersexed people around the world. OII has learned that the Chinese medical establishment, in compliance with International Olympic Committee procedures, will be testing athletes in Beijing who are suspected as being men competing as women. The use of ...

OII-Germany now online with new website

Curtis — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:26:04 GMT

NEWS

August 1, 2008

http://www.intersexualite.org/OII-Germany.html

OII-Germany online

We are proud and happy to introduce you to the German coalition group (IVIM - Internationale Vereinigung Intergeschlechtlicher Menschen) affiliated with the Organisation Intersex International.

Our website is still under construction, but we have planned the following sections:

-A section with articles from German speaking members of IVIM

-A section with links to information from other sources ...

OII d�nonce les � tests de sexe � pratiqu�s par le COI

Curtis — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:01:27 GMT

Communiqu� de presse

Organisation Internationale des Intersexes

http://www.intersexualite.org/Olympics.html#anchor_13

OII d�nonce les � tests de sexe � pratiqu�s par les autorit� olympiques chinoises

Les � tests de sexe � pratiqu�s par les autorit�s olympiques chinoises officielles ne sont ni scientifiques ni humains, dit l'Organisation

Internationale des Intersexes. Les autorit�s chinoises ont annonc� qu'elles utiliseraient des tests chromosomiques et g�n�tiques et qu'elles examineraient ...

Un Nouveau paradigme

Curtis — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:11:11 GMT

Nouvel article par Tanguy Pinxteren et Curtis Hinkle

Un Nouveau paradigme

Cet article est disponible sur le site web de Genres Pluriels

http://www.genrespluriels.be/spip.php?article115

Je remercie Tanguy d'avoir collabor� avec moi et je remercie Genres Pluriels pour leur collaboration avec l'OII. Si la soci�t� ne s'ouvre pas � l'id�e de genres pluriels (c'est � dire, la diversit� sociale), on ne peut jamais sortir du discours pathologisant et m�dical qui nous enferme dans deux cases ...

ISNA schliesst die T�ren

skywalker — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:09:35 GMT

Das Ende der Intersex Society of North America (ISNA)

Am Wochenende erreichte uns die Nachricht vom endg�ltigen "Schliessen der Tore"

der US-amerikanischen Gesellschaft f�r Intersexuelle, die 1993 von

Cheryl Chase (heute weiss herm, dies war ein Pseudonym von Bo Laurent)

ins Leben gerufen wurde, um nun von der gleichen Person zu Grabe

getragen zu werden.

Der Paradigmenwechsel bei ISNA begann wohl schon weit vor dem Consensus

Treffen in 2005, an dem u.a. Cheryl Chase ...

QUIZ for Bo Laurent - Cheryl Chase (and other aliases)

Curtis — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:12:40 GMT

Quiz for Bo Laurent and Co.

I received the following e-mail. These seemed like intelligent questions worthy of consideration. - Curtis E. Hinkl

************************************************************************

From: Name removed for anonymity

To: curtis.hinkle@gmail.com

Date: Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 2:17 PM

Subject: QUIZ/Laurent and co.

Dear Curtis Hinkle,

I have read with interest your article on will the real Cheryl ...

Forum Hermaphrodite

Curtis — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:08:50 GMT

Tous les vendredis soirs � 21h15, l'AMIHE (Association-Maison Intersexualit� et Hermaphodisme � Europe) propose une discussion en direct sur Skype. Pour y participer, il faut envoyer un mail SKYPE ou un num�ro de t�l�phone fixe europ�en � dorade.herma@free.fr ou amihe@free.fr .

Would the real Cheryl Chase please stand up?

Curtis — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:43:26 GMT

Would the real Cheryl Chase, Bo Laurent, Charlie Chase, Brian Sullivan, Bonnie Sullivan please stand up?

OII has recently learned that Bo Laurent, who used the pen name Cheryl Chase, is now helping start another organization:

Accord Alliance

http://www.accordalliance.org/index.html

For information on Bo Laurent:

Bo Laurent (using the pen-name Cheryl Chase) founded Intersex Society of North America in 1993. Her presentation "Sexual Ambiguity: The Patient-Centered Approach" at the ...

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA - 4 de junio 2008

Curtis — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:00:24 GMT

PRESS RELEASE � COMMUNIQU� DE PRESSE � COMUNICADO DE PRENSA � PRESSEMITTEILUNG � COMUNICADO DE IMPRENSA

From/de/von: Curtis E. Hinkle

Subject/sujet/asunto/Thema: http://www.intersexualite.org/Zucker_boys.html

Organisation Internationale des Intersexes / Organisation Intersex International / Organizaci�n Internacional de Intersexuales / Organiza��o Internacional de Intersexuais / Internationale Vereinigung Intersexueller

Good News from Australia / Buenas noticias de Australia / Gute ...

PRESSEMITTEILUNG - Juni 2008

Curtis — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:56:28 GMT

Communiqu� de presse - 4 juin 2008

Curtis — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:48:57 GMT

Press Release - 4 June 2008

Curtis — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:46:27 GMT

Handbook for Parents written by Parents

Curtis — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:49:37 GMT

Handbook for Parents written by Parents - Castellano abajo - Fran�ais suit

This handbook is now available in English. OII will have a Spanish translation of the manual soon.

http://www.intersexualite.org/parents_handbook.html

PDF: http://www.intersexualite.org/Handbook.pdf

Manual para l*s padres escrito por l*s padres

Este manual se encuentra ahora en ingl�s y ofreceremos una traducci�n en castellano dentro de poco.

http://www.intersexualite.org/parents_handbook.html

PDF: http://www.intersexualite.org/Handbook.pdf

Livret ...

URGENT: Please sign this petition

Curtis — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:00:18 GMT

Circulate widely:

Against human rights violations of apparently gender variant children and adults

http://www.petitiononline.com/hrights/petition-sign.html

To the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care for Ontario

(La version fran�aise de cette p�tition est sur: http://www.intersexualite.org/CAMH.html )

(Para leer esta petici�n en castellano: http://www.intersexualite.org/CAMH.html )

(For the petition in other languages see: http://www.intersexualite.org/CAMH.html ...

URGENT: Signez cette p�tition, svp.

Curtis — Sun, 25 May 2008 02:26:22 GMT

Cette p�tition est en ligne:

http://www.intersexualite.org/CAMH.html

P�tition: Contre la violation des droits humains des enfants et adultes "gender variant".

A l'intention de l'honorable George Smitherman, Ministre de la Sant� et des Soins de longue dur�e, Province de l'Ontario

Minist�re de la Sant� et des Soins de longue dur�e - gsmitherman.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org

�difice Macdonald, bureau M1-57

900, rue Bay

Toronto ON M7

Nous, les personnes soussign�es, exprimons notre sinc�re ...

Letter to Ontario Ministry of Health, APA and media

Curtis — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:48:07 GMT

Subject: CAMH and child abuse

Sent By: oii@intersexualite.org

On: Wednesday, May 21,

2008 10:49:01 PM

To: gsmitherman.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org

Cc: kcohen@cpa.ca,

alderson@ucalgary.ca, apa@psych.org, carolynrobinowitz@usa.net, leader@ontariopc.net, leader@on.ndp.ca, dmcguinty.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org, jmorris@cp.com, amcilroy@globeandmail.com, rmacgregor@globeandmail.com, rstursberg@cbc.ca, douellette@on.ndp.ca

Honourable George Smitherman,

I am writing to you on behalf of the ...

OII's Newest Board Members

Curtis — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:13:10 GMT

Dear Members,

I am very honored to introduce OII's two newest board members, Kristen Worley and Y. Gavriel Ansara.

OII-Canada

Kristen Worley is a famous athlete who has worked in many countries in the world with the International Olympic Committee to end discrimination against intersex and trans athletes. She will speak on behalf of OII as spokeswoman against sexism and discrimination. For more information about Kristen Worley:

http://www.intersexualite.org/Kristen_Worley.html

OII-United ...

Zucker's GID therapy - DSM implications and deflections

Curtis — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:49:34 GMT

Zucker's GID therapy - DSM implications and deflections

by Prof. M. Italiano, OII advisor on Variations of Sex Development

http://www.intersexualite.org/Zucker_GID_DSM.html

Here we find an odd article by Zucker and Spitzer. http://tinyurl.com/4ssbcl It should be noted, that the great majority of those presenting with extreme boyhood femininity in childhood do NOT grow up to be transsexual. This has been noted by Richard Green, Collette Chiland and suggested earlier by Ethel Person & ...

Ongoing investigation by OII

Curtis — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:32:26 GMT

Please share the DIRECT link to this investigation which is only beginning with all interested parties.

http://www.intersexualite.org/investigation.html

Deconstructing the Feminine Essence Narrative

Ongoing investigation by OII

Introduction

In the coming weeks, OII will be working with an informant who has primary sources and e-mails from the individuals involved in an attempt to deconstruct the �feminine essence narrative�, especially those associated with the Clark/Northwestern ...

Gebrauch des Begriffs "Intersexualit�t"

Curtis — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:13:25 GMT

Irref�hrender Gebrauch des Begriffs "Intersexualit�t" durch die Medien

Liebe Medienschaffende

Heute zeigt das Internationale Frauenfilmfestival 2008 in K�ln als Er�ffnungsbeitrag den Film "XXY" der argentinischen Regisseurin Lucia Puenzo, der das Thema Intersexualit�t behandelt. Der Verein Intersexuelle Menschen e.V. freut sich sehr, dass das

Frauenfilmfestival mit "XXY" einer sensiblen Darstellung unserer Lebensrealit�t als intersexuelle Menschen diese einmalige Plattform bietet. Noch ...

Art, poems, stories and other works of those in the communit

Curtis — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:22:35 GMT

Organisation Intersex International

Art, poems, stories and other works of those in the community

http://www.intersexualite.org/Art.html

Art by ins A kromminga

Art by Marisa Cole

Poetry by Casey Covington

Works by Curtis E. Hinkle

Art by Dalelynn Sims

Poems by Testika Filch Milquetoast

Poetry by Tom Odegard

Poetry by Gina Wilson

Poerty and works by Sophie Siedlberg

Poerty and works by Michelle O'Brien

Essays auf Englisch von Curtis E. Hinkle

skywalker — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:32:15 GMT

Essays on Intersex

by Curtis E. Hinkle

Available in pdf on OII's website:

http://www.intersexualite.org/Essays_on_Intersex_by_Curtis_E._Hinkle.pdf

Table of Contents:

Ten Misconceptions about Intersex 3

Sex versus Gender : Exposing medical violence and dishonesty 7

Who owns our bodies? Human rights and the intersexed 10

People without faces : Controlling discourse to objectify and silence marginalized groups 14

The fundamental error of conflating intersex with ...

Essays on Intersex

Curtis — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:32:06 GMT

Rezeption von OII

skywalker — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:21:32 GMT

Kommentar zur Rezeption des OII-Textes: "Mutilations or non-consensual normalisation treatments" von Curtis E.Hinkle.

http://gfn.twoday.net/

Esther Morris Leidolf on GenderVision

Curtis — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:30:48 GMT

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

April 7, 2008

Contact: Nancy Nangeroni, nancy@gendervision.org, 978-969-2346

GenderVision Releases First Video Program, "Sex & Gender"

Now available: the first show of the long-awaited video program, "GenderVision." Produced and hosted by GenderTalk radio producers Nancy Nangeroni and Gordene MacKenzie, GenderVision continues the ground-breaking work of challenging and expanding our vision of gender and progressive ...

Mutilations or non-consensual normalization treatments?

Curtis — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:24:13 GMT

Mutilations or non-consensual normalization treatments?

Statement and clarification from OII available with hyperlinks at

http://www.intersexualite.org/Intersex_treatments.html

Summary:

We have been asked why OII's Official Position on Health Care does not mention mutilations. There are many reasons for this. Most intersex activism has been focused on just denouncing surgery (basically feminizing surgery), while insisting on a gender assignment as soon as possible. However, ...

Statement by Sophia Siedlberg, Spokesperson for OII-UK

Curtis — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:07:10 GMT

Statement by Sophia Siedlberg, Spokesperson for OII in the United Kingdom

2 April 2008

http://www.intersexualite.org/Siedlberg.html#anchor_20

Hello Clarke-Northwestern. Hello Sexnet. How are you nice people today? While you are eating your breakfasts, lunch or supper depending on the time you actually read this, I would like you to contemplate a concept known as �Dissent�. That is people do not agree with everything you say, and perhaps more unsettling for you is the fact that they are ...

Sugar and Snails by Sophia Siedlberg

Curtis — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:26:55 GMT

Sugar and Snails

(c) 2008

A book by Sophia Siedlberg, OII spokesperson in the United Kingdom, will be published in chapters which will be released on this website one by one over the next few weeks. At the end there will be 27 chapters.

All art and literary works published here are protected by copyright and belong to Sophia Siedlberg.

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Litany of Apoptosis

Chapter 2: The Killer Sperm

To download the chapters which are available in PDF:

http://www.intersexualite.org/Sugar_and_Snails.html

Christiane muss weiter k�mpfen

Curtis — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:18:23 GMT

P R E S S E M I T T E I L U N G

Die zwischengeschlechtliche Christiane V�lling, die ihren ehemaligen Chirurgen wegen schwerer K�rperverletzung anzeigte und am 6. Februar 2008 den "Zwitterprozess" in erster Instanz gewann, muss weiter k�mpfen: der fehlbare Chirurg weigert sich, das Schmerzensgeld zu zahlen, und geht in Berufung.

Der Prozess, der am 12. Dezember 2007 am Landgericht K�ln in die erste Runde ging, und die vom Verein Inters**uelle Menschen e.V. organisierte Demo ...

Passover Easter

Gina — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:05:55 GMT

Best Wishes and peace to all during the Passover ,Easter break .

(or whatever other season this holiday signifies for you)

For the chockaholics enjoy the eggs!!

or maybe a cup of coffee with friends:

P.S I am told last Friday was Purim and the Passover is next month April 19th..... a double Holiday for us all???

FILM : CLAUDETTE

Curtis — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:40:56 GMT

Soyez au courant des nouvelles projections du documentaire CLAUDETTE ... sur un sujet dont le 21e si�cle commence � parler seulement...

La soixantaine passionn�e, Claudette est une prostitu�e fi�re de son m�tier. De nature hermaphrodite, mari�(e), elle a une vie de famille heureuse et assume avec panache son ambivalence. A l��ge de devenir courtisane retrait�e, elle s�engage � visage d�couvert pour les droits des prostitu�(e)s, au risque d�exposer � ses proches la v�rit� sur son m�tier�

Ce ...

Dr. Milton Diamond honored by Intersexuals in Germany

Curtis — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:37:30 GMT

On January 30, 2008, the University Clinic of Hamburg-Eppendorf UKE in Hamburg held the 2nd Interdisciplinary Forum on Intersexuality.

The most important moment of the event was when the Verein Intersexuelle Menschen e.V. (Association for the Intersexed) honored Dr. Milton Diamond for his years of service to the intersex community and his endless commitment to their well-being and acceptance within society.

We in OII wish to express our agreement with the German Intersex people who ...

OII�s policy concerning medical diagnoses and privacy

Curtis — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:03:55 GMT

OII�s policy concerning intersex, medical diagnoses and health information.

OII is very sensitive to the individual�s right to privacy concerning medical information and does not require any release of medical information or any diagnosis to be a member of our support groups. OII members are instructed not to ask for a medical diagnosis from any member, leaving each member free to volunteer such information and share that information with others as they feel fit. There are many reasons ...

Sobre los tratamientos m�dicos

Curtis — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:16:01 GMT

OII: Postura oficial sobre los tratamientos m�dicos para menores intersexuales

OII: Position zur medizinischen Praxis

OII: Official Position on Health Care

OII: Position officielle sur les soins de sant�

Organizaci�n Internacional de Intersexuales

http://www.intersexualite.org/Spanish-Index.html

Postura oficial sobre los tratamientos m�dicos para menores intersexuales

Nuestras sociedades han aceptado una construcci�n binaria entre var�n y mujer que no refleja la realidad ...

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: La OII felicita a Christiane V�lling

Curtis — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:32:13 GMT

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: 6 de febrero de 2008

La Organizaci�n Internacional de Intersexuales

http://www.intersexualite.org/

La OII felicita a Christiane V�lling

La Organizaci�n Internacional de Intersexuales felicita a Christiane V�lling, la mujer intersexual alemana que demand� a un cirujano por da�os y perjuicios. Hoy, 6 de febrero de 2008, la Audiencia Provincial de Colonia ha sentenciado que el cirujano viol� los derechos de la demandante puesto que le extirp� los ovarios y el �tero ...

COMMUNIQU� DE PRESSE : L'OII f�licite Chrisitane V�lling

Curtis — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:36:28 GMT

COMMUNIQU� DE PRESSE : le 6 f�v. 2008

Organisation Internationale des Intersexes

http://www.intersexualite.org/

L'OII f�licite Chrisitane V�lling

L'Organisation Internationale des Intersexes f�licite Christiane V�lling, une Allemande intersexuelle qui a gagn� sa poursuite en

dommages-int�r�ts contre un chirurgien. Aujourd'hui, le 6 f�vrier 2008, le tribunal de grande instance de Cologne a d�cid� que ses

ovaires et ut�rus ont �t� enlev�s il y a plus de 30 ans sans son consentement ...

PRESSEMITTEILUNG: OII gratuliert Christiane V�lling

Curtis — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:57:22 GMT

PRESSEMITTEILUNG: OII gratuliert Christiane V�lling

6. Februar 2008

Internationale Vereinigung Intersexueller (OII)

http://www.intersexualite.org/

Die Internationale Vereinigung Intersexueller (OII) gratuliert Christiane V�lling, der deutschen intersexuellen Frau, die von ihrem damaligen Chirurgen Schadenersatz forderte. Heute den 6. Februar 2008, urteilte das Landgericht K�ln, da� die Kl�gerin �ber die damalige Entfernung ihrer Eierst�cke und Geb�rmutter "nicht zutreffend aufgekl�rt" ...

Intersexual gana proceso contra cirujano

Curtis — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:46:13 GMT

Intersexual gana proceso contra cirujano que la convirtieron en hombre

Una intersexual de 48 a�os gan� hoy un proceso judicial en Alemania contra un cirujano que la convirti� en hombre hace 30 a�os mediante de una operaci�n.

La Audiencia Provincial de Colonia (oeste de Alemania) determin� hoy que la operaci�n hab�a violado los derechos de la demandante puesto que se le extirparon los �rganos sexuales femeninos internos sin haberla informado suficientemente al respecto.

La demandante ...

PRESS RELEASE - Congratulations to Christiane V�lling

Curtis — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:40:23 GMT

PRESS RELEASE - Feb. 6, 2008

Organisation Intersex International

http://www.intersexualite.org/

Congratulations to Christiane V�lling

The Organisation Intersex International congratulates Christiane V�lling the German intersex woman who sued a surgeon for damages. Today the Cologne Regional Court ruled that her ovaries and uterus were removed over 30 years ago without her informed consent.

This verdict further justifies OII's position that present-day medical treatment of intersex ...

Tol�rance z�ro � l'�gard des mutilations g�nitales

Curtis — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:17:13 GMT

Journ�e internationale de tol�rance z�ro � l'�gard des mutilations g�nitales f�minines - 6 f�vrier 2008

D�claration de Mme Benita Ferrero-Waldner, commissaire responsable des relations ext�rieures et de la politique de voisinage

et de

M. Louis Michel, commissaire charg� du d�veloppement et de l'aide humanitaire

� La violation des droits des femmes ou des jeunes filles ne saurait en aucun cas se justifier au nom du relativisme culturel ou des traditions �, a d�clar� Mme Benita Ferrero-Waldner, ...

Vollst�ndigen �chtung der Genitalverst�mmelung von Frauen

Curtis — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:10:15 GMT

Internationaler Tag zur vollst�ndigen �chtung der Genitalverst�mmelung von Frauen und M�dchen

6. Februar 2008.

Erkl�rung von

Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Kommissarin f�r Au�enbeziehungen und Nachbarschaftspolitik

und

Louis Michel, Kommissar f�r Entwicklung und humanit�re Hilfe

�Die Verletzung der Rechte von Frauen und Kindern kann niemals aufgrund von kulturellem Relativismus oder im Namen der Tradition gerechtfertigt werden�, erkl�rte Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU-Kommissarin f�r Au�enbeziehungen ...

El D�a Mundial de Tolerancia Cero a la Mutilaci�n Genital

Curtis — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:38:47 GMT

El D�a Mundial de Tolerancia Cero a la Mutilaci�n Genital Femenina y Masculina.

Fecha: mi�rcoles 6 febrero 2008

Tolerancia cero a la mutilaci�n genital femenina y masculina.

El D�a Mundial de Tolerancia Cero a la Mutilaci�n Genital Femenina, convocar� el 6 de febrero a ONG de mujeres, de Derechos Humanos y de Intersexuales para protestar contra esta pr�ctica que afecta particularmente a cerca de tres millones de ni�as/os en 28 pa�ses de �frica y del mundo, incluyendo ...

P R E S S E M I T T E I L U N G

Curtis — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:20:26 GMT

P R E S S E M I T T E I L U N G

Der Prozess am 12.12.2007 am Landgericht in K�ln, wo die zwischengeschlechtliche Christiane V�lling ihren ehemaligen Operateur anklagte, stiess auf ein grosses Medienecho und stellt f�r zwischengeschlechtliche Menschen einen Meilenstein im Kampf f�r ihr Recht auf k�rperliche Unversehrtheit und W�rde dar.

Am 6.2.2008 wird nun das Urteil erwartet. Der Verein Inters**uelle Menschen e.V. ruft wiederum auf zur Demo vor dem Landgericht K�ln um 8:30 Uhr. >>> ...

Le fascisme m�dical nord-am�ricain

Curtis — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:25:49 GMT

DSD: Le fascisme m�dical nord-am�ricain et la fabrication du consentement

par Curtis E. Hinkle

Une des questions les plus importantes concernant la controverse soulev�e par le remplacement du terme � intersex � en anglais par le terme DSD (Trouble de d�veloppement sexuel) est tr�s simple. Quel besoin avons-nous de changer d�appellation ? Une autre question vient alors imm�diatement � l�esprit : � quoi cela sert-il d�avoir un diagnostic fourre-tout qui pr�tend concentrer toutes les ...

DSD:North American Medical fascism and manufacturing consent

Curtis — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:05:03 GMT

DSD: North American Medical fascism and manufacturing consent

By Curtis E. Hinkle

Founder, Organisation Intersex International

One of the most important questions to ask concerning the controversy surrounding the term �DSD�, Disorders of sex development, as a replacement for intersex is a simple one. Why do we need to have a name at all? Why do we need to have a diagnosis at all? Other important questions include who is naming us and for what reasons? Does this have anything to ...

Elizabeth Reis defames and trivializes intersex people

Curtis — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:12:07 GMT

To read this article:

http://www.intersexualite.org/Elizabeth_Reis.html