What's New?
In addition to what's below, you should always check out the
recent publications on
intersex!
June 29, 2003
Children’s Book Sale to Support ISNA
From August 1st through August 27th, just in time
for the dog days of summer, ISNA will benefit from an online
children’s book sale. But we need your help—and your
credit card—to make it happen! read
more...
June 16, 2003
ISNA and BDRC to Investigate Relation Between Toxins and Intersex
Conditions
The Intersex Society of North America, in conjunction
with Birth Defects Research for Children, Inc., announced the
launch of an innovative project to examine the relationship between
environmental toxins and the development of intersex conditions.
read more...
May 30, 2003
Bodies Like Ours Announces Youth Project: Queer
Bodies
Contact: Betsy Driver 908-832-7755
Dear Friends,
Bodies Like Ours is excited to announce the launch
of our new youth project Queer Bodies.
Queer Bodies hopes to be a place of understanding and self-directed
peer support for young, intersex people. While it is web-based
for the time being, we are sure it will grow into outreach and
education about intersexuality for young people, by young people
just like themselves who are proud of whom they are.
You can find Queer Bodies on the web at http://www.queerbodies.org.
From the website of Queer Bodies:
"We've chosen the phrase "queer bodies" to reflect
that unifying thread of difference. The word "queer" means
many things -- but it always suggests something unusual, curious,
or strange. In choosing to embrace "queer" as a description
of our bodies, we're telling the world that while we are different,
our difference isn't reason to be ashamed or to hide ourselves."
We believe that Queer Bodies is the first initiative ever throughout
the world that is specifically for young intersexuals. The target
demographic we hope to reach is from about age 15-25 (although
everyone is welcome to visit and learn from them!) This historical
project is being headed by three talented, young intersexuals:
Asher is queerbodies' webmaster, activist, geek, and student.
He became involved with intersex activism through his desire
to help create community and visibility for people who are often
isolated from each other. A native computer user and self-identified
geek, he regards the World Wide Web as an ideal vehicle for activism,
community, and change. His other pursuits include school (Bellarmine
University in Louisville), writing, art, and music. Asher resides
in Kentucky.
Caitlin is an activist on many fronts; she is passionate about
animal and human rights. She is a speaker for Bodies Like Ours
and queerbodies and a contributor to the website. Caitlin lives
in Georgia.
Elijah is a self-identified geek. Elijah will be working on
our message boards, among other contributions to the site. He
is the newest addition to our tea. Elijah lives in DC.
As with Bodies Like Ours, one of the many goals of
Queer Bodies will be to encourage other young people to break
the chain of
secrecy and speak up about who they are without shame and secrecy.
We hope you wíll take some time to become acquainted with
this exciting part of Bodies Like Ours and to learn more about
what intersex youths are saying.
May 28, 2003
Dr.
Barron H. Lerner recently published an article in the New York
Times about intersex issues and the controversy surrounding treatment,
including the lack of data regarding appropriate care and the
need for continued research. While Lerner cites recent studies
showing the harmful effects of surgery, such as the Minto et
al. study (link [here][5]),
he also quotes Dr. Kenneth Glassberg, who suggests that not performing
surgery on intersex infants is “more of an experiment” than
surgery itself. The article can be accessed [here][6].
May 19, 2003
An
important new study has been published by Catherine Minto et
al, in The Lancet, detailing the long-term impact of clitoral
surgery. Data show that sexual function could be compromised
by clitoral surgery; in the study population, many women who
had been operated on reported sexual difficulties and inability
to orgasm. The authors argue that debate on the ethics of clitoral
surgery in children should be promoted and that further research
is needed on outcome assessment. Parents and patients who consent
to clitoral surgery should be fully counseled about the potential
risks to sexual function. The article can be accessed [here][5].
February 5, 2003
new
office [open][7]!
[Why
include intersex issues in a V-Day production][8]?
check
out the new [recent publications][1]
September 19, 2002
check out the [recent publications][1]
ISNA's new video, [Total Patient
Care][9], is available for sale.
August 19, 2002
Williams, Nina. 2002. The Imposition of Gender: Psychoanalytic
Encounters with Genital Atypicality. Psychoanalytic Psychology
19 (3):455-74. Available from [http://www.bodieslikeours.org/research/williams_2002_apa.html][10].
July 27, 2002
Whelan, Joan. 2002. Presentation to Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School "Sex Week". Available from .
July 23, 2002
Dreger, Alice D. 2002. Intersex. FatherMag.com, July 23. Available
from //www.fathermag.com/206/intersex/>.
McDonough, Victoria Tilney. 2002. Between the Lines. Missoula Independent, June 6. Available from //www.missoulanews.com/News/News.asp?no=2498>.
Kelton, Sheila. 2002. Stuck on the Horns of a Dilemma: The Challenge of the Shifting Paradigm of Intersex Management. Pediatric Endocrine Nursing Society Newsletter 14 (2). Available from //pens.org/articles/kelton-intersex.htm>.
A. I. Pifer. 2002. A Different Sex (20/20 with Barbara Walters). ABC television broadcast. Broadcast April 19. Available from [http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/DailyNews/2020_intersex_020419.html][11].
April 19, 2002
[ABC
20/20][11] covers controversy over clitoral surgery.
[BodiesLikeOurs.org][12]
offers online discussion.
February 18, 2002
[Yale Law and Policy Review][13] examines
surgeon liability.
Updated online [bibliographies][14].
January 7, 2002
Debuts [V-Day Challenge 2002][15],
the national initiative in response to V-Day College Campaign
which puts on the play "The Vagina Monologues" in 500+ colleges
and universities. [Jan. 18 update: V-Day [endorses][16]
ISNA's mission to end shame, secrecy and unwanted genital surgeries.]
December 2, 2001
Added "upcoming events" section in the left column throughout
ISNA.ORG. If you know of other presentations, or are interested
in inviting us to speak, please [email
us][17]!
November 14, 2001
Began compiling the list of organizations that have [adopted
resolutions][18] in support of ISNA. Get your organization to join!
Also: posted our [reports
from Creating Change 2001][19]. PIctures from the conference are
coming soon.
October 15, 2001
Our [Frequently Asked Page][20] has been
revised for the first time in.... hm, how many years? If you think
of additional questions that should be listed there, [e-mail
Emi][21].
August 2, 2001
You can now subscribe and unsubscribe from ISNA E-News
using the form found in the left column in every ISNA web page
or [click
here][22]. If you support our work, please also [make
a donation][23] to us and you will receive hard copies of our [newsletter][24]
in the mail.
July 11, 2001
Our web site received a major makeover! Let [Emi][21]
know what you think about it.
July 9, 2001
Added [sample resolution][25]
for organizations interested in supporting ISNA's work.
June 29, 2001
Completely redesigned [online store and giving
facilities][26].
June 11, 2001
Added Teaching Kit for Women's, Gender and Queer Studies and related
fields. [Full details][27]. [Purchase
now][28]. [Download booklet][29]
(900K PDF)
June 10, 2001
Added [Guidelines][30] for
non-intersex people writing about intersexuality and intersex
people.
May 22, 2001
Foley, Sallie, and George W. Morley. 1992. Care and Counseling
of the Patient with Vaginal Agenesis. The Female Patient 17 (October):73-80.
Available from [/articles/foley-morley.html][31].
Transfeminism.org
Introduction to intersexuality and intersex activism. This web
site was established to facilitate communication between intersex
and trans people who are feminists and their allies as well as
to help spread the word about an upcoming anthology by Emi Koyama
and Diana Courvant on intersex and trans feminisms.
Survivor
Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing
the needs of intersex and trans survivors of domestic and sexual
violence through caring action, education and expanding access
to resources and to opportunities for action.
Intersex-United-Kingdom
An online peer support group for those people residing in the
United Kingdom who have an intersex condition or think they may.
An Intersex condition is any naturally occuring physical ambiguity
between the more common male and female sexes.
Downloadable
bibliography in Endnote format has been updated.
May 12, 2001
Mason, Katherine A. 2001. The Unkindest Cut. New Haven Advocate,
March 29. Available from //www.newhavenadvocate.com/articles/unkindcut.html>.
Phillips,
Helen. 2001. The Gender Police. New Scientist. Available from
http://www.newscientist.com/features/features.jsp?id=ns22901.
March 20, 2001
Dreger, Alice. 2000. Jarring bodies: Thoughts on the display of
unusual anatomies. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine (Winter):161-172.
Available [online][36].
March 16, 2001
Moved quite a few stories from the front page to the [news
archive][37] page or the [read
online][38] page to make loading faster.
March 14, 2001
Tables of contents at list of [newsletter
back issues!][39]
March 13, 2001
[Recent publications][1] updated.
February
2001 newsletter now online. If you give
ISNA $35 or more now, the next issue will be mailed to you!
March 8, 2001
//homestead.juno.com/mrkh1/mrkh.html>
MRKH (vaginal agenesis) Information Page.
Now
online! Moreno, Angela. 1999. In Amerika They Call Us Hermaphrodites.
In Intersex in the Age of Ethics, edited by A. D. Dreger. Hagerstown
Maryland: University Publishing Group. Available from http://www.libidomag.com/nakedbrunch/archive/hermaphrodites.html.
Feb 14, 2001
[Parents Celebrating Our
Intersex Children][40] Through education, to create a more understanding,
forward-thinking world, that will join us in CELEBRATING OUR BEAUTIFUL
CHILDREN.
Feb 8, 2001
All back issues of the [newsletter
HWA][41] are now available in PDF format. The February 2001 newsletter
has been mailed!. If you are a donor, you should receive your
copy in the mail within a week. If you would like to receive a
copy, please [become a donor][42]!
The
downloadable bibliography
(in EndNote format) has been updated.
Dec 21, 2000
Added board and staff pages to the [about][43]
section.
Dec 16, 2000
Now available online:
Nussbaum, Emily. 1999. The Sex that Dare Not Speak Its Name. Lingua
Franca, May/June, 42-51. Available from //www.linguafranca.com/9905/intersexuals.html>.
Nussbaum,
Emily. 2000. A question of gender. Discover, January, 92-99. Available
from http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1511/1_21/58398807/p1/article.jhtml.
Fausto-Sterling,
Anne. 2000. The Five Sexes, Revisited. The Sciences, July/August,
18-23. Available from http://www.nyas.org/membersonly/sciences/sci0007/fausto_body.html.
Dec 2, 2000
Added link to //www.xyxo.org/>XY
Turner's: The Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis Support Group.
Sept 8, 2000
Changes on [legal page][45]. Synopsis
of Beh, Hazel Glenn, and Milton Diamond. forthcoming 2000. An
Emerging Ethical and Medical Dilemma: Should Physicians Perform
Sex Assignment Surgery on Infants with Ambiguous Genitalia? _Michigan
Journal of Gender and Law_ 7. Available from Westlaw as 7 MIJGL
1.
Synopsis
of Greenberg, Julie A. 1998. Defining Male and Female: Intersexuality
and the Collision Between Law and Biology. Arizona Law Review
41 (2):265-328.
Aug 2, 2000
Added news about Discovery Channel rebroadcast and The Sciences
article to [main page][46].
Aug 1, 2000
[Updated ISNA's bibliography
in EndNote 4 format for download][14].
July 7, 2000
Posted a PDF version of the slides from Cheryl Chase's presentation
at Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society annual meeting,
["Sexual Ambiguity: The Patient-Centered
Approach."][47]
July 2, 2000
The [United Kingdom Intersex
Association (UKIA)][48] is an education, advocacy, campaigning
and support organisation which works on behalf of intersexed people.
June 30, 2000
[hypospadias.org][49] Advice,
support and guidance for men faced with the challenge of a penis
different from the "norm."
June 29, 2000
Added [_The Zuni Man-Woman_][50]
and [_Third Sex, Third Gender_][50]
to [bookshelf.][50]
June 28, 2000
//www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb199541>.
A message board for people with late onset (non-classical) CAH.
http://www.cahourstories.net/CAH: Our Voices And Our Stories
June 26, 2000
Rearranged home page for easier access to links and search.
June 21, 2000
Added some documents in Spanish, and a page that [
lists Spanish documents][52].
June 19, 2000
Medicalization of Intersexuality: [
History Resources][53].
June 13, 2000
Published ISNA's 1999 [Annual
Report][54] online. (A hard copy of this report was mailed to ISNA
members and donors near the beginning of 2000.)
June 11, 2000
Added a section of resources on [
Intersexuality and the Law][45]. See the Wilma Wood case on employment
discrimination.
June 7, 2000
[Download ISNA's bibliography
in EndNote 4 format][35].
http://congenitaladrenalhyperplasia.org. A message board for
parents of children with CAH.
Pediatric ethics and the surgical assignment of sex, a call
for a moratorium on cosmetic genital surgeries by philosopher
Kenneth Kipnis and sex researcher Milton Diamond, originally published
in the _ Intersex
in the Age of Ethics_., edited by Alice Dreger, is now
available online.
The
New England Journal of Medicine has reviewed three books that
undermine the surgery-based model of medical management of intersex:
Dreger's _
Intersex in the Age of Ethics, her _
Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex, and Colapinto's
_ As Nature Made Him: The
Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl_. Here are the reviews, which
you can read online:
Marshall,
Yvonne. 2000. Book Review: Intersex in the Age of Ethics. _
New England Journal of Medicine_ 342 (19):1457. Available from
http://www.nejm.com/content/2000/0342/0019/1457a.asp.
Cohen-Kettenis,
Peggy T. 2000. Book Review: As Nature Made Him. New England
Journal of Medicine 342 (19):1457. Available from
http://www.nejm.com/content/2000/0342/0019/1457b.asp.
Fechner,
Patricia Y. 1999. Book Review: Hermaphrodites and the Medical
Invention of Sex. New England Journal of Medicine 340
(6):485. Available from
http://www.nejm.com/content/1999/0340/0006/0485a.asp.
June 1, 2000
//www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb1095500>
"A message board for people with CAH to tell their stories . .
. I am trying to gather all the information I can about how the
surgery affects the physical and mental well being of cah patients."
Kaufman,
Jill. 2000. The Science and Culture of Gender (Lydon interviews
Fausto-Sterling). Boston. Radio. Broadcast May 24. Available
from
http://wbur.org/connection/archive/2000/05/0524a.shtml.
Back
online! Coventry, Martha. 1998. The Tyranny of the Esthetic: Surgery�s
most intimate violation. On the Issues: The Progressive Woman�s
Quarterly, Summer, 16-23,60-61. Available from
http://mosaic.echonyc.com/~onissues/su98coventry.html..
May 6, 2000
ISNA's [online store][23] now up and running!
Join! Donate! Purchase videos, books, t shirts, phall-o-meters!
April 26, 2000
Added link to [XXY
List][64] members' website.
Added
a separate bibliography
with only those citatons having an associated URL. Most can be
read online.
April 20, 2000
Updated bibliography sorted by [
author][66], and by [year][67],
including clickable links for many publications which are available
online.
April 15, 2000
Added full text searching
April 8, 2000
Added a discussion of the label "[hermaphrodite][68]."
Updated
information on frequency.
Added
a bibliography sorted by year,
rather than by author.
April 7, 2000
Rearranged the mess that was the old [home
page][46] into text links at the top. There's new material there,
so check it out.
Check
out our new comparison chart
of old vs new model of intersex treatment.
Updated
bibliography.
April 5, 2000
We've published the decisions of the [
Colombian Constitutional Court][72] in HTML. Note that the decisions
are available in Spanish only.
The
Fall 99 issue of HWA is now available online in HTML
and in PDF. Want
to receive newsletters by mail as soon as they are published?
Join ISNA by making a donation of $35 or
more!
Added
link to The Clitoris.com.
Fixed
link to Our-kids.
Added
link to CLIMB CAH UK Support
Group
Added
email for Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand itanz@paradise.net.nz.
Added
link to The
AIS Club.
Added
address and email for Intersex Society of South Africa (ISOSA)
PO Box 43282 Woodstock, Capetown 792 SOUTH AFRICA
isosa@netactive.co.za.
April 3, 2000
We've moved our site to a new, more capable web host.
April 2, 2000
Moved books into their own [
bookshelf page][50].
March 23, 2000
Added [North American Task Force
on Intersex][80] press release.
ISNA
is covered in Cosmopolitan Magazine's April 2000 issue, page 200.
March 20, 2000
Added link to [
Discovery Channel documentary on intersex controversy][81].
February 19, 2000
Added link to Terry gross interview with [
David Reimer and author John Colapinto][82] on NPR's Fresh Air.
Added
link to Garry Warne's
The Hormone Research Centre.
Added
link to
The Penis.
Accuracy
changes to links, faq.
Added
link to As Nature Made Him:
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl.
Cosmetic
changes to Home page.
September 29, 1999
Added Press Releases:
[Defining Male and Female: Intersexuality][87]
(Arizona Law Review).
Spate
of new intersex articles in professional
medical literature.
_
Physician's Weekly_ carries
Point/Counterpoint article on intersex debate.
Intersex in the Age of Ethics published.
Colombia
high court restricts intersex
genital mutilation.
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