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in English
Intersexuality
is a diverse condition that is still unknown outside the medical
discourse. Intersex are people who, according to the same medical
discourse, are born with an anomaly in the reproductive system.
In the U.S., 1 out of 2000 children has been reported to have one
of the intersex conditions. Many of them have undergone several
medical treatments to 'correct' that anomaly since their childhood,
leaving them with a sense of shame and secrecy.
Cheryl
Chase, the founder of Intersex Society of North America (ISNA),
will give a lecture on the often misinformed subject of intersexuality
and on the activities of ISNA, an organization that aims to change
systems that keep intersexuality within a framework of secrecy and
shame.
The ISNA was awarded the Human Rights Award by the The International
Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission for their groundbreaking
activism for the rights of intersex in the U.S. Cheryl Chase will
talk about the political activities of ISNA. For more information
on ISNA: go to www.isna.org.
After
her talk, Cheryl Chase will be joined by Del LaGrace Volcano in
a discussion with the audience on their films Hermaphrodites Speak!
and Journey Intersex, both shown at the Intersex Programme at 2pm.
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