interACT Advocates

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We see a world in which intersex people make their own choices about their bodies. Policy & media organization. Inquiries: info@interactadvocates.org Media: media@interactadvocates.org

Staff and board of interACT smiling in front of trees. Several of us wear purple shirts with interACT's logo and an intersex moth reading "Intersex is Infinite."
Keni waves at the camera in rainbow jewelry and an intersex flag wrapped around them. Behind them is a "protect our queer trans intersex kids" sign and several people in intersex shirts / holding intersex flags.
Intersex students deserve equal protections in schools. Commemorating the anniversary of Title IX, Congressmembers insist protections are enforced.
Bria, Milan and Apollo hold the intersex flag in front of Congress.
Honoring Emi Koyama. Emi is pictured in a photograph with her two small dogs. Emi is a Japanese-American person with medium-length dark hair wearing a black-and-grey shirt. The background is purple with yellow leaves and clouds.
Welcome Naomi! Naomi is depicted in a cartoon avatar. Naomi is a Black woman with long, dark hair in a braid, green eyes, and a pink turtleneck.
Welcome Keni! Keni is an intersex person with short brown hair and many face piercings alongside a star sticker on their face. They wear a collar and necklace and paisley top.
Welcome Myrtle! Myrtle poses in a selfie wearing a green beanie, blue glasses, blue and green shirts, jewelry and piercings.
Welcome Nessa Calvin! Nessa Calvin is a white nonbinary person with brown curly hair wearing a red blouse.
Welcome Milan! Milan is a Black intersex woman with long, curly hair wearing a brown leather jacket and white turtleneck.
Welcome DMV Intersex Youth Advocacy Cohort. Images in instagram-style boxes of Nessa Calvin, Milan, Myrtle, Keni, and Naomi. interACT's logo sits on a background of the Lincoln Monument
Mariah in a black cap and gown with a white sash and cords, wearing a mask in front of florals on stage.
Tanis in a green graduation cap and gown.
March with us at DC Pride! Saturday June 20th Washington, DC. Email Bria Brown-King with questions: bria@interactadvocates.org. Image of a parent of an intersex kid with a sign that reads "Protect our queer, trans, intersex kids!" Below is a second group photo of intersex people and allies with an interACT banner.
Equity Week from NBJC. June 10th Opening Reception: Enjoy a night of community building and fun as we kick off the week of action. June 11th out on the hill: Connect directly with lawmakers and staff to advance critical legislation for our community. June 12: The Equity Ball. Legendary houses. Real prizes. Unmatched energy. A full celebration of who we are.
Klinfelter Syndrome Awareness Day May 10 XXY Who said "rare?" Klinefelter Syndrome is as common as 1 in 500
Two interACT youth pose with staff members Apollo and Erika holding an intersex flag in front of Congress.
Affirming providers are the future. interACT: Advocates for intersex youth. Bria Brown-King and Dr. Coons smile together at a training for genetic counseling students at Massachusetts General Hospital.
The results of Glisten’s 2025 National School Climate Survey are now live! Learn about the experiences of LGBTQI+ students in schools and recommendations on how to improve our nation’s schools at glisten.org/nscs2025. A purple sticky note reads: Intersex Students
Being intersex has taught me to love myself as a trans person, and being trans has taught me to love myself as an intersex person. - Nessa Calvin
interACT DMV intersex advocacy cohort. Are you intersex and 18-29? Do you live in the DMV (DC, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) area? Join a new DMV advocacy cohort this may- November for connection, community work, civic engagement, lobbying and more! Apply by March 27th! Bit.ly/dmv-cohort. Stars read: Make change for intersex rights! Come to our Healing Retreat! Join us at DC Pride! There are three pictures, one of a zoom meeting of our cohort last year, one from our last Healing Retreat of three men in the woods in front of trees, and one from World Pride of a youth advocate and staff member set up at a table.
Apollo Robert and Erika Lorshbough pose in suits on the grass in front of Congress.
Bria Brown-King smiles under a mask at the United Nations. They are Black and wear glasses and a flowery dress. Her hair is in braids under a headband. The room has ornate wood paneling and blue chairs.
Get to know Turner Syndrome. Turner Syndrome Awareness Month. 1 in 2000. interACT's logo, and an image of a purple butterfly against a yellow background with purple circles.
World MRKH Awareness Day. Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) Syndrome. 1 in 5000. interACT. A purple and yellow background with a cartoon image of many people hugging
Graphic for event, Intersex Experiences Across the African Diaspora, with a deep blue-green oceanic background and colorful headshots of 5 panelists, all Black intersex people. Tuesday, February 24th from 12:00 to 1:30 pm EST. English language. CART captioning. Donation based.* Join five global speakers to celebrate intersex people of the African diaspora, followed by a virtual discussion open to all. *Pay what you can, or email us at hello@slimstrategy.org if you need a free ticket. Register online at tinyurl.com/intersexdiaspora . Presented by SLIM, the Strategy Lab for Intersex Movements. Panelist headshots are Adeyanju Aiyegbusi, Olivia Hunte, Yezenia León Mezu, Obioma Chukwuike, and moderator Sean Saifa Wall.
Trans Bill of Rights Reintroduced in Congress. Our allies in Congress are showing what it looks like to fight for trans rights
interACT staff and Youth pose with the intersex flag after the Intersex Caucus.
Natalie and Amelia pose with their mom carrying an intersex flag in front of the Supreme Court.
ACTION ALERT (image of a megaphone) You can comment on proposed Trump administration rules attacking care for trans youth, carving out intersex genital mutilation
Stories shape the world. Images of multiple social media posts and articles, including "Intersex Awareness Day highlights a fight for rights that's far from over", "Philly's Intersex Community" a Teen Vogue headline and "First do no harm- unless you're intersex or trans."
A photo of Dr. Coons smiling, a white woman with long blonde hair and glasses in a green shirt. "Intersex People Lead The Way" interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth.
Truth Builds Autonomy. Self-advocacy toolkit for patients. Image of the patient self-advocacy toolkit for intersex patients created by interACT. interACT's logo.
Care transforms everything. interACT. A group photo of interACT youth at our summer healing and wellness retreat, posed with several intersex flags. A collage of several photos from the retreat, including two friends smiling on a tree stump, a fire pit with marshmallows, and a selfie outside the pier of several attendees.
Intersex isn't a bad word.
Intersex joy as a man is... I guess aging very slowly! Laughing emoji.
What brings me joy is meeting other intersex men!
Intersex masculine joy is being at peace with yourself and your journey.
Where in the States are Protected Intersex Rights? Image of a computer with a map of the united states. bit.ly/intersex-legislation
Spencer created and translated a video about intersex people into ASL for TikTok and Instagram. We now have accessible intersex education in ASL!
Tendaji came out publicly as intersex in her piece on being a masculine woman with PCOS. He also joined Toastmasters to gain advocacy skills in public speaking.
Imagen del folleto Intersex 101 en español.
Joe translated our Intersex 101 pamphlet into Spanish to further education in the US and globally!
Nessa Calvin created a new resource reviewed by a provider, "The Intersex Guide to Managing Periods."
Misha created a guide to requesting intersex books for libraries, brought 10 new books into circulation, and presented to the New York Library Association!
Tim created an interactive map of all statewide and municipal intersex legislation & regulation across the US.
So few people even know we exist, and the current US administration is trying to erase us as part of their attack against transgender people. If we don't speak for ourselves, who will? Why I Speak Out.
Keely Bosn smiles in a headshot with the "interCircle" logo. She is a white woman with long reddish hair and blue eyes wearing a white collared shirt and blazer.
Why I Show Up. People have always been born with intersex traits; but since the 19th century, physicians have tried to hormonally and surgically “normalize” these bodies. I show up for intersex rights because everyone deserves to make their own medical decisions about how their bodies will look and function. Elizabeth Reis displays her book, Bodies In Doubt.
Why I Speak Out. I speak out for intersex rights and share my story because combating ignorance is the only way to combat hate. Intersex Awareness Week. Image of Paige, a fair skinned person with light brown long hair, round glasses, and a lip ring, smiling in front of a view of trees and buildings from a high view.
Why I speak out. If I can educate at least one person, show someone that we matter and we deserve to have a voice, then that means the world to me. Intersex Awareness Week
Why I Speak Out. Speaking out spreads awareness, and in turn that awareness helps save infants' lives, spare children from life-altering mutilations they couldn't consent to, and helps build better medical treatments and approaches that treat our demographic with dignity. Intersex Awareness Week.
Why I Speak Out. Sharing my story demonstrates how the intersex community isn't a monolith, and how access to intersex-positive healthcare can be incredible for one's mental health. Intersex Awareness Week.
Image of the self-advocacy toolkit with the header "Self-Advocacy toolkit for intersex patients" and interACT's logo
Intersex rights mean bodily autonomy for all. Intersex AwarenessWeek October 26-November 1. Background reads "We Show Up" on repeat covered by an intersex flag.
A photo of Bria Brown-King and Pooja Jayaprakasha smiling next to a powerpoint slide for GLMA that reads "Community-Centered Self-Advocacy Tool Development".