2018-10-23T11:22:48-07:00 2017-12-31 474242498 Mark Mumm CPA 12655 Fiori Lane Sebastopol CA 954729571 990 2017-01-01 272947576 ADVOCATES FOR INFORMED CHOICE dba interACT ADVO 7077931190 365 BOSTON POST RD SUDBURY MA 01776 KIMBERLY ZIESELMAN Executive Dir. 2018-10-23 true Mark Mumm P01765746 4154533341 X 2017 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z 466400 false 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 152847 5050 interACTs Law & Policy program aims to protect children born with intersex traits by promoting policy changes in medical practice, legislation, regulation, and the courts both in the U.S. and beyond. Here is a sampling of what we've helped bring about in in 2017:Human Rights Watch Report: One of interACTs many exciting projects came to fruition in summer 2017 with the release of I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me. interACT began working with Human Rights Watch (HRW) in order to investigate human rights violations against intersex people at the hands of the medical community. The results were released in July via a ground-breaking report documenting the experiences of intersex people, their families, and their physicians. The report represents a significant step toward addressing concerns of there being limited data in favor of deferring medically unnecessary surgeries. It has already had a huge impact on the intersex community as medical associations across the country are questioning their practices. The response from physicians who promote surgery on intersex infants has shifted from strident to defensivetheyre starting to see that the end of nonconsensual surgeries is near.Advocating Across the U.S. and Beyond: In 2017, interACT staff and youth members educated state level authorities in 12 U.S. states and directly influenced policies of at least five of the nations most influential medical associations. We also presented to hundreds of healthcare providers across the country, including the Societies for Pediatric Urology, Harvard Medical School, Duke, and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. We presented at multiple medical conferences, including those held by the Societies for Pediatric Urology and the American Academy of Pediatrics.Nevadas SB-408: interACT Board Members, staff, and youth members all testified at the Assembly and Senate Hearings for Nevadas SB-408, a bill urging the delay of medically unnecessary, non-consensual genital surgeries on intersex children. The bill passed one house hearing and was shot down at its second, though it sets an important precedent as the first intersex-affirming legislative effort to pass any state-level legislative committee. International Human Rights: interACTs participation is increasingly global. The Executive Director traveled to Geneva to participate as an intersex expert in the finalization of the new Yogyakarta Principles Plus Ten an important international human rights legal document that aims to protect people from discrimination on the the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and sex characteristics. There was also engagement with the global intersex community at the 4th annual International Intersex Forum in Amsterdam. Board members and staff joined Human Rights Watch researchers at the I-DSD meeting in Copenhagen to educate international medical practitioners on the harms of early intersex surgeries. Better Together: Supporting Our Transgender Friends All the Way to the Supreme Court: interACT filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in support of Gavin Grimms case in which a transgender student was denied access to the appropriate bathroom facility based solely on his being transgender. Our brief was the first of its kind, raising up the voices and testimonies of intersex youth in solidarity with our transgender friends. We were proud to support the ACLU in this important effort, and although the case ultimately was not heard by the Supreme Court, the lower courts relied on our briefs in their determination at the court of appeals level. 79683 interACT YouthinterACT Youth is our intersex youth advocacy group, providing young intersex peers with connection, leadership skills, and a platform to raise their voices. This is the heart and soul of our mission to honor intersex bodily integrity and autonomy in decision-making.The increased visibility of the intersex community has led to an influx of interACT Youth members and an increase of requests for youth projects, speakers, and consultants. interACT Youth began as a Tumblr blog six years years ago. Weve grown from just a handful of anonymous contributors to over 50 youth advocates in North America and beyond. Our program needed to change to accommodate our increased visibility. In July 2017, we hosted our largest intersex youth program development retreat yet, with 14 youth in attendance.interACT Youth advocates hosted a standing-room only panel at the Creating Change Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. interACTs Youth Coordinator presented in Washington, D.C. on a panel about stigma, alongside interACTs current and former members of interACTs Board and staff. Youth members represented intersex issues on a Commission on the Status of Women Panel in New York City. One Youth member was named a GLAAD Campus ambassador and a HRC Youth Ambassador. 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Our staff and youth members kept busy on all fronts:interACT consulted with National Geographic on Katie Courics Gender Revolution documentary that was released in February. Member of interACTs Board appeared in the documentary. interACT contributed an intersex viewing guide that was released alongside the documentary. interACT signed a consulting contract with Starfish Media to develop an intersex documentary series pilot. The Executive Director attended a GLAAD media training in New York City and wrote an Op-Ed piece for USA Today. A Youth Member was featured in a beautiful Im From Driftwood video about being intersex and queer. We consulted with Equinox to create intersex representation in an LGBTQIA+ pride video, which was narrated by one of interACTs youth advocates.Hanne Gaby Odiele: interACT supported supermodel Hanne Gaby Odiele in coming out as intersex in January of 2017. Hannes story put a significant new spotlight on intersex visibility. Hanne had been planning her big announcement for a long time. We started conversations with Hanne in 2015 about what she wanted to do to help the intersex community. At the end of 2016 through the first few weeks of January 2017, we prepared her for the big reveal! USA Today was the first to break the news followed by Vogue Magazine. Over 30 major media outlets picked up Hannes story, and in the month following her announcement interACTs Facebook followers almost doubled! interACT and Hannes videos received over 600,000 views over the year, and the news was featured in 34 widely circulated articles. Hanne continues to work with interACT as an advocate for the rights of intersex children. Washington Post Magazine: Ten interACT Youth members appeared in the cover story of Washington Post Magazines October issue, The intersex rights movement is ready for its moment. interACT worked with journalists for months on this excellent awareness-raising piece centering the voices of young intersex activists. Teen Vogue: interACT Youth Coordinator Emily Quinn appeared in a powerful Teen Vogue video series with former Youth Coordinator and intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis and model Hanne Gaby Odiele. 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