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12 August 2015 / Comments Off on Activists welcome third-gender passports in Nepal

Activists welcome third-gender passports in Nepal

Activists have welcomed the option to have an ‘O’ meaning ‘other’ for gender on Nepali passports, instead of M or F. Continue reading

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2 June 2015 / Comments Off on Book review: Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin

Book review: Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin

The beautiful, popular, Max has a secret. Max is intersex. But that’s not his secret. A moving, heartbreaking book covering a rarely touched topic. Continue reading

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4 November 2013 / 1 comment

Why adding intersex as an option in Germany is not such a great option

At the beginning of this month, a German law came into effect which allows doctors to leave the gender box on a birth certificate blank, if they’re not able to ascertain the baby’s gender. This was described by some as … Continue reading

3 October 2013 / 1 comment

EU: children must not be mutilated

European leaders have said that member states must do more to protect children from genital mutilation. Continue reading