Intersex Day of Remembrance Monday 8th November

CarolineECEvent, News

On this Intersex Day of Remembrance / Day of Solidarity, we want to commemorate the lives of those who are no longer with us, and the ones that are currently experiencing persecution or live in environments of fear, hate, secrecy and shame.

The day is an internationally observed civil awareness day designed to highlight issues faced by intersex people, and marks the birthday of Herculine Barbin - a French intersex person whose memoirs were later published by the philosopher Michel Foucault, along with contemporary texts and later further misrepresentations in fictionalised accounts about her experiences as a queer intersex person.

While Intersex Awareness Day focuses on the creation of awareness and visibility of intersex people in society, Intersex Day of Solidarity calls on society and individuals to support intersex people and work together to ensure their rights are respected - focusing on issues facing this population, and the need for political reflection and action.

Standing Together in times of adversity is the theme for ILGA‘s event this year, you can find out more information and register here