2020-05-06T15:22:01-07:00 2019-12-31 474242498 Mark Mumm CPA 12655 Fiori Lane Sebastopol CA 954729571 990 2019-01-01 272947576 ADVOCATES FOR INFORMED CHOICE dba interACT ADVO 7077931190 365 BOSTON POST RD SUDBURY MA 01776 KIMBERLY ZIESELMAN Executive Dir. 2020-05-06 true Mark Mumm P01765746 4154533341 X 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z 365 BOSTON POST RD 163 SUDBURY MA 01776 594187 false X WWW.INTERACTADVOCATES.ORG X 2010 CA THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO ENGAGE PARENTS, DOCTORS, ATTORNEYSAND INTERSEX ACTIVISTS IN STRATEGY DISCUSSIONS; STIMULATE LEGAL DIALOGUE ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN BORN WITH INTERSEX CONDITIONS OR DSD'S; AND EMPLOY TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL LEGAL TOOLS TO ENSURE JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN BORN WITH INTERSEX CONDITIONS OR DSD'S. 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THESE ACTIVITIES ARE GROUNDED IN A SENSE OF RESPECT AND COMPASSION FOR THE CHILDREN, PARENTS, DOCTORS AND INTERSEX ADULTS INVOLVED. false false 175797 4933 Media & AwarenessinterACTs media & awareness raising work promotes sensitive, accurate, own-voices coverage of intersex issues in journalism and entertainment media. interACTs work was featured in 90 + pieces of media coverage in 2019, including. 2019 came with several major milestones, many of which included interACT Youth voices:Youth members took over Instagram stories for influencers Jen Winston, Adam Eli of Voices 4, and The Advocate, and were published in 13 major media outlets. With Intersex Justice Project, interACT created a list of 26 ally tips that was widely circulated, with one tip released each day in October leading up to the 26th.In honor of the day, interACT collaborated with Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar who created original art of Stevonnie, the shows intersex character. The image generated a buzz online, with many fans of the show reaching out to ask, whats this intersex thing all about?Staff and Youth members were tapped to consult on projects such as Voxs video coverage of Caster Semenya and sex testing discrimination in sports, New York Times coverage of the discovery that war hero Casimir Pulaski was intersex, anti-transgender and anti-intersex bills in Iowa, and a mounting federal effort by the Trump administration to enforce rigidly oppressive definitions of sex and gender. CNN released an in-depth video piece on the Lohman family (Eric Lohman is an interACT board member) and their pushback against infant clitoral and vaginal surgery on their child, as well as Executive Director Kimberlys personal intersex story. The CNN app sent push notifications to over 7 million users! 146172 Law and PolicyOur law and policy team allies with top human rights and legal organizations in the US and worldwide to advance intersex rights of intersex youth. In 2019 the program accomplished:In December of 2019, the Massachusetts Medical Society passed a resolution originally brought forward by one of our medical student interns and supported by a medical advisory group member, on which our Executive Director Kimberly testified in support. A two-year effort, this policy asks medical providers in Massachusetts to provide care that seeks to foster the well-being of the child and of the adult the child will become; respects the rights of the patient to participate in decisions and, except when life threatening circumstances require emergency intervention, defers medical or surgical intervention until the child is able to participate in decision making; and provides psychosocial support to promote patient and family well-being.Continued advocacy at the state and local levels to implement government policies that recognize intersex human rights and aim to protect youth from nonconsensual interventions (continued relationship-building and collaboration with large LGBTQ, legal, and civil rights organizations to stand with us on the ground in key strategic states and cities; and laying further groundwork and drafting policies in CA, NY, OR, RI, and MA).The filing of two legislative initiatives in New York: a state-level enforcement bill to delay infant surgeries supported by Senator Brad Hoylman and a New York City Council bill filed by Councilmember Daniel Dromm to mandate that the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene produce and disseminate the first-ever intersex public education campaign to prevent unnecessary surgery on intersex infants.In Oregon, interACT organized a legislative advocacy day at which two Youth members, accompanied by our Youth Program Manager and Staff Attorney, educated lawmakers at the Oregon Capitol in Salem. The group presented an intersex workshop hosted by Rep. Rob Nosse, testified at an informational hearing before the House Healthcare Committee, and met with key staff to inform them on issues impacting the intersex community and potential next steps to protect this population.The U.S. House proposed the Equality Act, a piece of legislation to address LGBTQ+ discrimination. Thanks to the work of the interACT Law & Policy team and the Equality Act sponsors, the act explicitly includes intersex status.In October 2019, the Supreme Court heard several pivotal cases on sex discrimination. interACT submitted an amicus brief to support Aimee Stephens, a transgender woman who was fired for transitioning. Youth member Bria joined our Law & Policy Director Al on the steps of the Supreme Court and spoke at an organized rally!In a historic first, intersex rights were mentioned in not one, but two presidential candidates LGBTQI+ platforms. Elizabeth Warrens campaign reached out to interACT for consultation. Pete Buttigiegs campaign cited interACTs 2017 report with Human Rights Watch. 79822 interACT YouthinterACT Youth, is our intersex youth advocacy collective, empowering young intersex advocates with connection, leadership skills, and a platform to raise their voices. Youth voices are at the heart and soul of our mission to honor intersex bodily integrity and autonomy in decision-making. For Intersex Awareness Day 2019, interACT featured Youth members sharing their stories via a new #MyIntersexBody campaign centering individuals speaking out against surgeries without individual consent, with graphics shared over 6,000 times from interACT's social channels. In October 2019 an interACT Youth member became the first, out, intersex person to speak publicly about intersex related issues on the steps of the Supreme Court. 401791 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false CA Kimberly Zieselman 6179473988 365 BOSTON POST RD 163 SUDBURY MA 01776 KIMBERLY ZIESELMAN Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 88280 0 0 CATHERINE CLUNE TAYLOR Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGIANN DAVIS PHD President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 REID WILLIAMS Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR ARLENE BARATZ Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN WALSH Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 AXEL KEATING Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH COHEN Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ILENE WONG MD Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC LOHMAN Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE GREENBERG JD Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH REIS Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTINA KAY TURNER Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 88280 0 false false false 0 589252 5074 589252 PROGRAM INCOME 4933 4933 4933 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 594187 4933 2 0 0 0 0 88280 66210 8828 13242 0 243628 236068 7560 0 2069 2069 27590 25106 1380 1104 0 0 7525 7525 0 0 0 35600 15350 17512 2738 115 115 11811 7491 4320 3021 883 972 1166 0 0 25854 24658 1196 0 0 0 0 0 1372 190 1182 SPECIAL EVENTS 19243 16390 2853 DUES AND FEES 3145 1528 42 1575 Printing and Publications 2403 2057 346 Postage and Shipping 1412 1412 3003 2264 739 476071 401791 50060 24220 238532 276678 1272 6981 0 15575 101597 0 0 0 0 1705 3306 8111 8111 0 5151 0 0 0 0 0 262235 388562 10773 14606 8540 13232 19313 27838 X 242922 273724 87000 242922 360724 262235 388562 118116 -314 X false false false X 299780 281838 461098 459095 589252 2091063 0 0 299780 281838 461098 459095 589252 2091063 1127957 963106 23 12 2 2 2 41 0 0 2091104 26824 0.46060 0.48780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 4736 4736 471335 476071 95214 23804 false 82907 95214 178121 267182 6945 4736 11681 20727 23804 44531 66797 337 337 8111 8111 DUE TO PAGONIX FILM PROJECT 1085 DUE TO QUEER ANGA 5590 Due to/from Interface Project 6557 13232 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Media & AwarenessinterACTs media & awareness raising work promotes sensitive, accurate, own-voices coverage of intersex issues in journalism and entertainment media. interACTs work was featured in 90 + pieces of media coverage in 2019, including. 2019 came with several major milestones, many of which included interACT Youth voices:Youth members took over Instagram stories for influencers Jen Winston, Adam Eli of Voices 4, and The Advocate, and were published in 13 major media outlets. With Intersex Justice Project, interACT created a list of 26 ally tips that was widely circulated, with one tip released each day in October leading up to the 26th.In honor of the day, interACT collaborated with Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar who created original art of Stevonnie, the shows intersex character. The image generated a buzz online, with many fans of the show reaching out to ask, whats this intersex thing all about?Staff and Youth members were tapped to consult on projects such as Voxs video coverage of Caster Semenya and sex testing discrimination in sports, New York Times coverage of the discovery that war hero Casimir Pulaski was intersex, anti-transgender and anti-intersex bills in Iowa, and a mounting federal effort by the Trump administration to enforce rigidly oppressive definitions of sex and gender. CNN released an in-depth video piece on the Lohman family (Eric Lohman is an interACT board member) and their pushback against infant clitoral and vaginal surgery on their child, as well as Executive Director Kimberlys personal intersex story. The CNN app sent push notifications to over 7 million users! 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