ISNA's legacy of shame and secrecy: The Sextard Movement
Link6/29/2008
"After 15 years in operation, the Intersex Society of North America
(ISNA) has quietly closed its doors and published a farewell message.
http://www.isna.org/farewell_messageI have not gotten too involved in intersex activism over the years,
but I do believe I can offer some perspective from my vantage point as
a trans activist.
ISNA can boast of several important accomplishments. The term
"hermaphrodite" is now deprecated, and ISNA's efforts helped with that
(once they stopped calling their newsletter "Hermaphrodites with
Attitude"). Some neonates have avoided normalizing genital surgery
because of ISNA's work. Perhaps ISNA's best legacy is the media they
produced which allowed intersex people to share their personal stories
and speak in their own voices."
