ipdxWIRE Intersex News http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ News from Intersex Initiative: http://www.intersexinitiative.org en-us emi@eminism.org 2008-07-27T23:12:34-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Beijing threatens to test Olympic athletes' genetic and chromosomal sex http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000213.html According to Xinhua News Agency, China's state-operated press (07/27/2008), organizing committee for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing "has set up a sex determination lab to test female Olympic athletes... 213@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ Media 2008-07-27T23:12:34-08:00 Atlanta police officer comes out as intersex http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000212.html Southern Voice, the Atlanta-based newspaper for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community, has a story about Darlene Harris, an Atlanta police officer who just came out as intersex. Officer Harris... 212@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ Media 2008-07-04T14:21:10-08:00 ISNA closes its doors; Accord Alliance continues to promote changes in medical treatment http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000211.html As of this week, Intersex Society of North America has officially closed its doors. Founded in 1993, ISNA was the first North American organization to advocate for the rights of... 211@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ IPDX Direct 2008-06-27T21:46:01-08:00 Johns Hopkins study: Vaginal Reconstruction Unnecessary for most women with CAIS http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000210.html Researchers from Johns Hopkins University, the historical root of cosmetic genital surgeries for children with intersex conditions, now argue that vaginal reconstruction surgery is not needed for most girls born... 210@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ Researches 2007-10-28T01:50:42-08:00 Alternative to Shame and Secrecy is Possible http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000209.html This is incredible. In India, the birth of an infant with an intersex condition is being celebrated as "an incarnation of Hindu gods Shiva and Parvati," according to New Post... 209@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ Media 2007-07-26T00:33:40-08:00 Info for Oprah fans after reading "Middlesex" http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000208.html Word has that Oprah picked Jeffrey Eugenides' Pulitzer-winning novel, "Middlesex," as the latest addition to Oprah's Book Club. We've created a little FAQ about "Middlesex" for those googling for more... 208@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ Media 2007-06-05T19:17:37-08:00 How the Controversy over the "Growth Attenuation" for Children with Severe Developmental Disabilities is Relevant to Intersex Activism http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000207.html On May 16, 2007, a symposium on "growth attenuation" therapy for children with severe developmental disabilities was held at University of Seattle. The case involves a series of medical treatments... 207@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ Law 2007-05-17T20:41:38-08:00 Request for Input: Frequently Asked Questions about the "DSD" Controversy http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000206.html Lately there has been a lot of discussions and debates over the introduction of the new medical terminology, "disorders of sex development" (DSD), and its relative merits and disadvantages over... 206@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ IPDX Direct 2007-05-03T12:22:03-08:00 Doctor Disciplined for Removing Healthy Ovaries http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000205.html According to Start Tribune (Twin Cities, Minnesota), a urologist at the University of Minnesota has been disciplined by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice removing healthy ovaries from a 7... 205@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ Law 2006-11-21T15:56:26-08:00 From Intersex to DSD: Read Emi Koyama's Keynote Speech http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000203.html This past February, Intersex Initiative director Emi Koyama gave the keynote lecture at Translating Identity conference at University of Vermont. The lecture, titled "From Intersex to DSD: Toward a Queer... 203@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ IPDX Direct 2006-04-10T03:03:56-08:00 Parents vs. the State in Teen's Cancer Treatment http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000202.html Parents of a 13-year old girl with Hodgkin's disease, a cancer that targets lynphatic tissues, is in a legal battle with the State of Texas over her treatment, according to... 202@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ Media 2005-10-23T06:38:47-08:00 Activists and Professionals Call for A New Classification System for Intersex http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000201.html In the position paper published in the recent issue of Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, intersex activists (Alice Dreger and Cheryl Chase) and expert physicians join together in calling... 201@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ Researches 2005-10-07T21:36:37-08:00 Diagnoses for Women with XY Karyotype Unreliable http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000200.html 200@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ Researches 2005-09-21T14:26:15-08:00 Non-Disclosure of CAIS Diagnosis is No Longer Acceptable http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000199.html For the last 50 years, it has been a standard practice for doctors to withhold the diagnosis of complete androgen insensitivity from patients born with that condition. This is no... 199@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ Researches 2005-09-17T12:11:05-08:00 "Non-Medical Reasons" for Early Surgery: Unproven and Unethical http://www.intersexinitiative.org/news/000196.html In the February 2005 issue of Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, gynecologist Sarah Creighton and pediatric urologist Walid Farhat offer competing views on whether feminizing genital surgeries should be... 196@http://www.intersexinitiative.org/ Researches 2005-06-02T17:47:11-08:00