Power Tools: Stuff to Read/Use

Essential Activist Toolkit

* [Emi Koyama's open letter][1] to V-Day organizers * V-Day Challenge 2002 [Frequently Asked Questions][2] * Download This is OUR Vagina Monologue, our handout for the V-Day Challenge 2002 in PDF: [on-screen version][3] or [ready-to-print version][4] * Order ISNA's [educational materials][5] at a significant (20-40%) V-Day special discount for use in your V-Day activities. * Read [01/07/2002 press release][6] about the V-Day Challenge. * Read [01/18/2002 press release][7] about V-Day's endorsement of V-Day Challenge 2002. * Download [Intersex Activism: A Guide for Allies][8] booklet in PDF

* Endorse the
resolution against intersex genital mutilation

* What is [patient-centered][10] model of treatment? * [Frequently Asked Questions][11] about Intersex and ISNA

Stories by Intersex People

* [The Missing Vagina Monologue][12] by Esther Morris (originally published as _The Missing Vagina Monologue_ in March 2001 issue of _Sojourner_)

* In
Amerika They Call Us Hermaphrodites
by Angela Moreno, published by Libido
magazine

* Making
the Cut
by Martha Coventry, published in Ms. magazine.

Intersex and Feminism / Women's Studies

* ISNA Applauds National Organization for Women for passing intersex resolution (press release, 07/09/2001)

* [Beyond "Five Sexes": Addressing Intersex Issues in Women's Studies][16] by Emi Koyama and Lisa Weasel (pending journal publication) * Order [Teaching Kit][17] for Women's Studies instructors

* Read syllabus
for the first college course in Intersex Studies

Intersex and Violence Against Women

* [Medical Management of Intersexed Children: An Analogue for Childhood Sexual Abuse][19] by Tamara Alexander * [Trans and Intersex Survivors of Domestic Violence: Defining Terms, Barriers, & Responsibilities][20] by Diana Courvant and Loree Cook-Daniels

* Read about
Survivor Project, the non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the needs of intersex and trans survivors.

Media Reports

* [MRKH.org collaborates with Eve Ensler, author of the Vagina Monologues][22] - _Boston Community Women_, 02/02/2002 * [Intersex Advocates Educate Playgoers][23] - _Just Out_ (Portland-based LGBT newspaper), 01/04/2002 * [How Much for the Pussy?][24] - _Portland Mercury_, 01/03/2002 * Listen to [radio interview][25] of Esther Morris from MRKH.org on _GenderTalk_, 12/31/2001

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