Sex & Intersex
Our stance on intersex people
Our mission to protect all children from forced, non-religious genital mutilation (including "corrective surgeries") explicitly includes intersex children.
Sex & Intersex
Sex refers to the physical characteristics (such as chromosomes, hormones, and reproductive organs) that categorize an individual as male, female, or intersex.
Intersex refers to individuals born with variations in sex characteristics (such as chromosomes, hormones, and reproductive organs) that do not fit the typical definition of male or female.
Our Position on Intersex
Our mission to protect all children from forced, non-religious genital mutilation explicitly includes intersex children.
We believe no child should undergo “corrective” surgeries or medical procedures at birth or in early childhood without it being medically necessary.
Forced, non-religious genital surgeries on intersex children are dangerous, non-consensual, and violate bodily autonomy, and such practices should be universally prohibited.