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Across Europe the right of intersex people to bodily autonomy is still regularly and greviously violated. However, things are changing. [Continue Reading]

My Intersex Story

This video was created during OII Europe’s Second Intersex Community Event and Conference in Copenhagen in February 2018. Text by [Continue Reading]

Protect Intersex Children!

Being born and growing up as an intersex person in today’s society can still be a challenge. However, with love [Continue Reading]

Happy intersex awareness day!

Today we’re happy to share this video with you. It features intersex youth from different European countries and was created [Continue Reading]

Intersex intervention at the public consultation convened by the UN Independent Expert on SOGI

On the 24th to 25th of January 2017 the UN Independent Expert on SOGI, Prof. Vitit Muntarbhorn, convened a public [Continue Reading]

Happy Intersex Solidarity Day & Intersex Day of Remembrance!

November 8th 2016 Today we celebrate Intersex Solidarity Day and we thank all our friends, allies and collegues who support [Continue Reading]

We are here: Intersex Youth

The voices we need to listen to are the voices of Intersex youth. They express the same feelings towards unconsented [Continue Reading]

Intersex person speaks in the European Parliament for the first time ever today

Brussels 16/06/2016 Intersex person speaks in the European Parliament for the first time ever today In an historical first this [Continue Reading]

[VIDEO] Frontline Dispatches: Intersex Children And Medical Sex Assignment – Whose Right To Choose?

“European countries have been slow in recognising and upholding the human rights of intersex people and the gender diversity they represent,” wrote Nils Muižnieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights, in a ground-breaking 2015 report on the self-determination and physical integrity of intersex people.

He added: “It is urgent to end unnecessary medical treatment and surgery of intersex individuals without their consent; to respect their right not to undergo sex assignment treatment; to review medical classifications which treat variations in sex characteristics as a pathology; and to ensure intersex persons’ right to self-determination by facilitating their legal recognition in official documents.”