Intersex Asia is a pan-Asian

intersex human rights Intersex people are born with sex characteristics, such as chromosomes, gonads, or genitals, that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies." Intersex pe ...

organization, established in 2018 and registered in Taiwan.

History

Intersex Asia was established at the First Asian Intersex Forum on February 10, 2018, in Bangkok, Thailand. The forum brought together 14 people from Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Notable representatives and spokespeople include Jeff Cagandahan, Hiker Chiu, Esan Regmi, Small Luk and Gopi Shankar Madurai. Indian human rights lawyer Prashant Singh has been appointed as coordinator.

Activities

Intersex Asia aims to promote and protect the human rights of intersex people in Asia, including rights to bodily integrity, physical autonomy and self determination, and it also aims to provide a representative voice. In a founding statement the organization identifies key issues including "discrimination, violence and killings of intersex people by a number of cultural, religious, traditional and medical beliefs and practices". The organization is supported by Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, COC, Mama Cash,

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and RFSL.

Education and awareness

Amongst its activities, Intersex Asia has published translations of information on key issues and human rights by United Nations Free & Equal into Asian languages including Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Malay, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and Vietnamese.

Affiliations

Intersex Asia is a member of the

International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA, Spanish: ''Asociación internacional de lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, trans e intersexuales'') is a LGBTQ+ rights organization. It participates in a multitude of a ...

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