Welcome!
I'm Hida (pronounced "Heeda"), one of the first publicly intersex, non-binary and gender-fluid people on this beautiful planet.
This site shares my writing and my work creating mainstream awareness, and advocating for human rights, about and for my communities.
Intersex
referring to or being a person whose internal and/or external sexual and reproductive organs are not typically male or female
Non-binary
relating to or being a person who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that is neither entirely male nor entirely female
Gender-fluid
of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is not fixed
The Spectrum of Sex:
The Science of Male, Female and Intersex
Born Both:
An Intersex Life
Props in Publishers Weekly for my non-fiction short story, “SOS Sex”
I’m thrilled to hear that my first non-fiction short story, “SOS Sex,” one of seventeen short stories in the Akashic noir anthology, Santa Fe Noir…
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My Wash Post essay on the Caster Semenya ruling
My latest, “Stop trying to make Caster Semenya fit a narrow idea of womanhood. It’s unscientific and unethical,” in The Washington Post, explores the May…
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Latest in OUT about news Pulaski may have been intersex
My latest essay, in OUT, about what the news that Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski may have been intersex says about surgeries aimed to “fix” intersex kids…
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Interview in The Advocate about Pulaski being Intersex
Thank you to The Advocate for this fantastic article about the Smithsonian Channel documentary, “Was The General A Woman?”, which reveals that General Casimir…
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What Pulaski’s Being Intersex Means for Intersex & Trans People Today
I’m deeply honored to have been asked to participate in the Smithsonian Channel documentary, “The General Was Female?”, which examines years of research which conclude…
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Great Interview with OUT Chicago Radio
Thanks to Scott Duff and Ellen Miller at OUT Chicago Radio for a fantastic radio interview about the groundbreaking news that General Casimir Pulaski, renowned…
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On Trump Memo and Intersex Inclusion in New Now Next
Happy Intersex Awareness Day 2018 everyone! In my latest oped essay for Logo’s New Now Next, I discuss how we need intersex awareness more than ever…
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Defending Third Gender Legislation in the NY Daily News
Big thanks the my old hometown paper, the New York Daily News, for letting me address all the intersex, non-binary, and trans deniers out…
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Celebrating National Coming Out Day!
I’ve been out longer than I care to divulge –or I guess I should say, “divulge here,” as anyone who’s read my memoir knows…
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U.S. Judge Rules in Favor of Nonbinary Passport!
I couldn’t be happier or prouder about this news today, and to have played a role in it! Having a District Court Judge of the…
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Amplifying Intersex Voices in the Intersex Quarterly!
Lots of people have reached out to me in the last year and a half since my memoir came out to let me know…
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Presenting Keynote at the 15th Int’l Symposium on Genital Autonomy & Children’s Rights
Genital Autonomy America (GA America) is an amazing organization which has helped thousands to attain, and continues the fight for all babies and children…
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Presenting Keynote at Texas State University’s Queer Summit!
Many say Texas is scary, and it has been politically—which is why I can’t wait to speak at Texas State this Friday. Come on…
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Born Both to be Published in German!
I’m very happy to announce that my memoir Born Both: An Intersex Life (Hachette Books) will be available in German with Zaglossus Books this summer, summer…
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Born Both nominated for a Lammy!
OMG, my memoir Born Both: An Intersex Life has been nominated for a Lammy–the Lambda Literary Award! Queer non-binary Latinx intersex appreciation??!!!??? Whaaaat?…
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Celebrating Black History Month with IC4E!
The face of intersex activism has often been portrayed as white, but this is far from the truth. As usual, black people have played an…
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My latest, The Privilege of Pleasure
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! I love it when I can get a line into an essay–especially a serious one–that makes most people laugh out loud.…
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Thrilled to announce Intersex lit project with IC4E and Indolent Books!
*** FROM THE INTERSEX CAMPAIGN FOR EQUALITY (IC4E) *** 2017 was an incredible year for intersex literature. Born Both: An Intersex Life (Hachette Books),…
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My new project the IQ Quarterly!
I am so humbled and excited to announce that I am co-editing a new quarterly publication the IQ Quarterly! The IQ Quarterly is a project…
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Quoted in Refinery29: What’s the Difference b/w Sex & Gender?
“Essentially, gender doesn’t boil down to our sex parts for anyone,” Viloria says. “We’re born with certain bodies, but they don’t even matter until we…
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