Tag: intersex
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Caster Semenya Loses Appeal for Equal Treatment
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed South African athlete Caster Semenya’s challenge to international athletics regulations which would see her compelled to undergo medical treatment or be forced out of competition.
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MEPs to Croatian government: protect Balkans Trans & Intersex March
On 30 March, the city of Zagreb will host the Balkans Trans and Intersex March on the theme «My body – my temple! My identity – my business!»
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Urgent need to address intersex human rights violations, says European Parliament
On 14 February 2019, the European Parliament adopted its first resolution dedicated to intersex human rights.
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OutRight Comments On Rumoured Anti-Trans Memo
The New York Times published an article on October 21st indicating that the Department of Health and Human Services intends to release a memo that would define sex according to biology, based on genitalia or genetic testing at birth.
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U.S Medical Association Stands Against Unnecessary Intersex Surgeries
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), one of the United States’ oldest and largest medical organisations, has issued a policy opposing medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children.
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California: Resolution Affirms Intersex Rights
California’s legislature passed a resolution on August 28, 2018 that supports the autonomy of intersex people and their right to decide about cosmetic surgical alteration, Human Rights Watch said today.