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title: About the Intersex Rights Movement
date: 2017-10-05T03:00:00-04:00
author: OBOS Admin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/about-the-intersex-rights-movement"
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# About the Intersex Rights Movement

A deep read on the Intersex Rights Movement, some of its key activists, and the struggle of intersex people in a society that incorrectly assumes physical sex and anatomy are always binary.

> But now activists are turning that argument around: Instead of talking about intersex people as medical subjects, they are speaking the language of identity, human rights and pride. They want doctors, parents and society at large to take a less rigid approach to sexual identity — and especially to reconsider the assumption that, to identify as a man or a woman, a person needs the gonads, genitals and chromosomes to match.

[Read the full article ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/style/2017/10/05/the-intersex-rights-movement-is-ready-for-its-moment/?utm_term=.517d4dfddea3)

SOURCE: The Washington Post • AUTHOR: Nora Caplan-Bricker • LAST UPDATED: October 5, 2017

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## Busting Vaginal Myths

Jen Gunter on how female anatomy has been weaponized and how to end myths about our health and sexuality

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Jen Gunter on how female anatomy has been weaponized and how to end myths about our health and sexuality](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/busting-vaginal-myths)

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## Can You Consent to Sex if You're Drunk?

This article looks at defining consent when alcohol is involved.

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This article looks at defining consent when alcohol is involved.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/can-you-consent-to-sex-if-youre-drunk)

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## Exploring Neurodiversity through an Intersectional Lens

How does neurodiversity intersect with race, gender, sexuality and other identities, especially in the workplace?

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How does neurodiversity intersect with race, gender, sexuality and other identities, especially in the workplace?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/exploring-neurodiversity-through-an-intersectional-lens)