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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
To Those Who Don’t Get The Upset Over the Zimmerman Verdict
Like everyone who’s logged onto Facebook this week and has a diverse group of friends, I’ve read mixed reactions to the Zimmerman verdict, and seen…
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3 Reasons This Intersex Lesbian Loved GOLDEN BOY
I’ve been meaning to write a review of Abigail Tarttelin’s novel Golden Boy, about an intersex teen, since it was released late last month, but…
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Hermaphrodykes on Bikes
The LGBTQI Pride Parade was today in Los Angeles, and instead of riding with the Dykes on Bikes, or watching with friends and then going…
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We’re Here, We’re Herms, Get Used to It!
[Note: In honor of LGBTQI Pride month, this post’s title is a riff on the old Queer Nation slogan, “We’re Here! We’re Queer! Get used to…
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Golden Boy, by Abigail Tarttelin: Read it!
Just read the novel Golden Boy, by Abigail Tarttelin, about a 16 year-old intersex boy. The full review’s coming up separately, but I want to…
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My org OII selected as a finalist for Global Prize for Social Justice!
I’m flying off to Michigan tomorrow to present Organisation Intersex International’s work in person on Saturday, May 11th, and whether or not we win, it’s…
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Jesus Was My Intersex Role Model
Recently, I’ve been thinking about what motivated me to be an intersex spokesperson and activist. For starters, there’s inspirational role models like the incredibly brilliant,…
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Intersex: the Final Coming Out Frontier
Last week, before my okcupid-induced outing, I realized I was going to have to come out again, but not in the usual way. I’d…
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My legal ID change process is mentioned in this great blog
Attorney & intersex ally Toby Adams’s excellent blog about how intersex people are left out of the law. http://tobyshome.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/intersex-rights-id-please/
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Birth of a Well-Hung Woman
Today, I want to talk about my favorite new idiom: well-hung woman. As most English speakers know, “well-hung” is slang for a man with a…
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Quoted in great essay about how children are more accepting than people realize 🙂
Author Gayle Pittman’s blog “Girls, boys, and the rest of us” examines intersex, diversity, and acceptance. 🙂 Boys, girls, and the rest of…
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Calling a Spade a Spade: Intersex is Just Intersex
A few days ago, I received an excerpt from an article-in-progress by a law professor that stated that intersex is increasingly included as a subcategory…
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Zero Tolerance to FGM — Unless They’re Intersex (aka US Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Mired in Racism and Fear)
Note: This article is based on my blog post Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation — Unless They’re Intersex I’m happy to report that…
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My latest Unamiguously Intersex blog post: Colbert Just Got Cooler. Also on Tumblr (http://hidaviloria.tumblr.com)
Last week, Steven Colbert made fun of Republicans who complained that hurricane Sandy was “good luck” for Obama, imitating their annoyance with, “’…Sandy? What kind…
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Welcome to my blog: Intersex and Out
A friend of mine recently relayed that she told some friends about my intersex activism, and me, and they said, “She’s just doing that for…
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Hida speaking in NYC for Intersex Awareness Day, October 26th
I’ll be speaking at two events in New York City in October for Intersex Awareness Day, which is observed on October 26th to commemorate…
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Hida speaking at University of Connecticut
Lecture on Intersexuality Friday, October 12, 2012 12pm – 1:30pm Storrs Campus Rainbow Center @ UConn, Student Union 403 Admission Fee: Free and open…
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I’ve received a scholarship to attend the 2nd Intersex Forum in Sweden!
I’ve received a scholarship from ILGA — the world’s largest LGBTI organization, which is “Intersex”/”I” inclusive — to attend both their Intersex Forum & their Annual World…
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Quoted in the LA Times about the Olympics’ unsound policies for intersex women:
Is sex testing in the Olympics a fool’s errand? I’m quoted in the Los Angeles Times in an article by Jon Bardin about the…
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