Collectif intersexe activiste
| Formation | November 8, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Loé Petit, Lysandre Nury |
| Purpose | Intersex human rights, education and peer support |
Region served | France |
President | Lil'r Nury[1] |
| Website | cia-oiifrance |
The Collectif intersexe activiste - OII France ("Intersex activist collective - OII France"; the collective"), until 2022 known as the Collectif intersexes et allié.e.s, abbreviated to CIA-OII France, is a not-for-profit association founded in 2016 by Loé Petit and Lysandre Nury. It aims to defend and support intersex people.
The collective works to end forced and coercive medical interventions on intersex people, particularly children. It also works to remove reference to sex or gender in legal identification documents. The collective participated in hearings of the National Assembly of France.
History
[edit]The collective was officially launched on November 8, 2016, marked as Intersex Day of Solidarity, by Loé Petit[2][3] and Lysandre Nury. The launch was prompted by discussions among French-speaking members of Organisation Intersex International.[4][5]
Objectives
[edit]The collective takes a position against the pathologization of intersex people,[6] and in particular against forced and coercive medical practices[7][8][9] on children who present with anatomical differences from medical and social norms for male or female bodies.[10][11][12][13] The collective considers that individuals should be able to choose whether or not to undergo such interventions.[14][15][12]
According to La Croix, the birth of the collective is associated with the emergence in the early 2010s of a second generation of intersex activists. The collective has since played a "key role in advancing its cause" ("un rôle clé pour faire avancer sa cause"), "participating in a large number of hearings, in particular in the Senate, but also in the [National Consultative Committee on Ethics] or the National Assembly" ("participant à un très grand nombre d'auditions, notamment au Sénat mais aussi au CCNE ou à l'Assemblée nationale)."[16]
In 2020, the collective is the only association whose main goal is to defend the interests of intersex people in France[17][9][18]
In 2019 the collective was supported by the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice[19]
Activities
[edit]Since its creation, the collective has participated in the Existrans march,[20] has appeared before hearings of national institutions and has published resources on intersex issues.[21]
The collective welcomed a July 2018 report on bioethics by the Council of State in July 2018.[22] In September 2018, it launched a petition as part of its campaign to "stop intersex mutilation".,[23][24][25][26] receiving coverage in Libération.[27] As at January 22, 2020, the petition had gathered 66,400 signatures.[28] On October 25, 2018, Benjamin Pitcho, Benjamin Moron-Puech and a representative of the collective participated in a hearing of the National Assembly in relation to a bill on bioethics.[29] On January 22, 2019, the association again participate in a hearing of the National Assembly[30] On June 17, 2019, the collective held a conference on the rights of intersex people at the National Assembly, in collaboration with the Espace de réflexion éthique de la région Île-de-France.[31][32]
Alongside lawyers, associations and deputies to the National Assembly, the collective co-signed a platform on July 4, 2019, denouncing a tet by medical doctors that favoured early surgeries on intersex children.[1] On September 13, 2019, a National Assembly special committee on the bioethics bill rejected amendments aimed at prohibiting non-urgent modifications to sex characteristics without consent.[33] On October 8, Deputy Raphaël Gérard[34] presented amendment 2334[35] for the care of intersex persons and children, which was subsequently adopted by the National Assembly.[2][36]
Since 2017, the collective has organized annual national intersex meetings with the support of the Délégué interministériel à la lutte contre le racisme, l'antisémitisme et la haine anti-LGBT.[37][38] In 2017 and 2018, between October 26 (Intersex Awareness Day) and November 8 (Intersex Day of Solidarity), the collective organized the Fortnight of Intersex Visibility.[39][40]
On October 26, 2018, the collective published a French translation of the OII Europe guide to Supporting your intersex child, a parents' toolkit, as a collaboration with OII Europe.[41][42][43][44] In November 2018the collective launched "PEVI", a support network for parents of intersex children.[45][46]
The collective has assisted the national Association of LGBT Journaliststo add a chapter on intersex to its media kit for journalists.[47][48] The collective supports LGBT centers and organisations to add an I for intersex to their acronyms in ways that respect interse people, including the LGBTI Center in Tours.[49]
In 2020 the collective launched the Twitter hashtag #JeSuisIntersexe (#IAmIntersex), intended to lift the taboo around intersex people.[50]
Awards and recognition
[edit]On May 17, 2019, the collective received a special mention in the International Prize of the City of Paris for the rights of LGBTQI+ people.[51] The association also won a prize at the 2019 European Tolenrentia Awards.[52]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b ""Ces actes ne guérissent pas et peuvent être considérés comme des mutilations"", Le Monde, 2019-07-04
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hélène Molinari (2019-10-10). "Loi bioéthique et personnes intersexes : "On sent qu'on avance mais il ne faut pas lâcher la pression"". Les Inrockuptibles.
- ^ "Loé, militante intersexe: "Notre principale vulnérabilité, c'est notre isolement qui vient de l'invisibilisation"". KOMITID (in French). 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "" Nous, les intersexes, voulons qu'on laisse nos corps tranquilles "". L'Obs (in French). 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ Maelle Le Corre (2016-11-08). "Loé, militante intersexe : "Notre principale vulnérabilité, c'est notre isolement qui vient de l'invisibilisation"". Yagg.
- ^ Bardou, Florian (2019-09-14). "Enfants intersexes : "Il est urgent de sortir du tout-pathologique"". Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "" Intersexe et fier ", Mischa nous explique l'intersexuation". TÊTU (in French). 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "Mischa, intersexe : " J'ai cru que j'étais une fille, un garçon, un alien. Moi je m'en fous, mais les autres en font toute une histoire "". NEON (in French). 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Messias, Thomas (2019-11-13). "Les personnes intersexes, grandes oubliées de la fiction". Slate.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "ENQUETE FRANCEINFO. Entre "méfiance" et "humiliation", le parcours du combattant des personnes LGBTI chez le médecin". Franceinfo (in French). 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ "Gay, lesbienne, transgenre... 4 ados témoignent". femina.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Rencontre sur les droits des personnes intersexes en Europe". Amnesty France (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "Les intersexes mettent les poings sur les i". Hétéroclite (in French). 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ ""Oubliées de la loi bioéthique", les personnes intersexes s'inquiètent". Le Huffington Post (in French). 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "" Ces actes ne guérissent pas et peuvent être considérés comme des mutilations "". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ Loup Besmond de Senneville (2019-11-27). "Comment le sujet des intersexes a fait surface dans le débat public". La Croix.
- ^ Annest, Tess (2018-10-27). "'C'est quoi Intersexe ?' : une BD qui tord le cou aux clichés". Glamour (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ Potier, Frédéric (2020-03-18). L'Observatoire (ed.). La matrice de la haine (in French). Humensis. ISBN 979-10-329-0971-3. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "Meet our Intersex Human Rights Fund grantee partners". Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ Florian Bardou (2018-10-12). ""Dans l'esprit des gens, les intersexes n'existent pas"". Libération.
- ^ "Intersexe, c'est quoi ?". Collectif Intersexes et Allié.e.s. 2016-10-30.
- ^ Marion Chatelin (2018-07-20). "Intersexes : les associations réagissent au rapport du Conseil d'État". Têtu.
- ^ Olga Volfson (2018-09-11). "Le Collectif Intersexes & Allié.e.s en campagne contre les mutilations des enfants". Komitid.
- ^ Florian Bardou (2018-10-12). "Intersexes, le cri du corps". Libération.
- ^ Marion Chatelin (2018-09-11). "Enfants intersexes : une campagne unitaire pour l'arrêt des mutilations". Têtu.
- ^ Olga Volfson (2018-10-12). "3 questions à Lil, activiste intersexe sur les réseaux sociaux". Komitid.
- ^ "Pour l'arrêt des mutilations des enfants intersexes". Libération. 2018-09-10.
- ^ Marius François (2020-01-22). "Enfants intersexes : en Californie, un projet de loi veut interdire la chirurgie d'assignation sexuelle". Neon.
- ^ "Compte rendu. Mission d'information de la Conférence des présidents sur la révision de la loi relative à la bioéthique" (PDF). Assemblée nationale. 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Les comptes rendus des groupes d'études : Discriminations et LGBTQI-phobies dans le monde - Table ronde portant sur les mutilations subies par les personnes intersexuées à leur naissance". Assemblée nationale. 2019-01-22.
- ^ Catherine Mallaval (2019-06-16). "Loi de bioéthique : les personnes intersexes se cherchent une place". Libération.
- ^ Hirsch, Emmanuel (2019-07-05). "Reconnaître et respecter les droits des personnes intersexuées". Espace de réflexion éthique de la région Île-de-France.
- ^ "Enfants intersexes : "Il est urgent de sortir du tout-pathologique" - Libération". www.liberation.fr. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ Oceane - 20 July 2020 (2020-07-20). "Focus sur les violences médicales infligées aux personnes intersexes". madmoiZelle.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "BIOÉTHIQUE (no 2243) - Amendement no 2334". Assemblée nationale. 2019-09-20.
- ^ Youen Tanguy (2019-10-09). "L'Assemblée vote une première avancée des droits pour les enfants intersexes". Têtu.
- ^ "Rencontres intersexes (R)". France Culture. Les Pieds sur Terre (in French). 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ "Rencontre nationale : construire le mouvement et la communauté intersexes". OpenAgenda. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ Cy Lecerf-Maulpoix (2017-11-02). "Radical ? Le mouvement trans et intersexe veut juste qu'on l'écoute". Têtu.
- ^ Morgan Carpenter (2017-10-25). "Intersex Visibility Fortnight in France". Intersex Day.
- ^ "Supporting your intersex child - A parents' toolkit". OII Europe. 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Soutenir son enfant intersexe". OII Europe. 2018-10-25.
- ^ Fabien Jannic-Cherbonnel (2018-10-28). "Enfin un guide pour accompagner et informer les parents d'enfants intersexes". Komitid.
- ^ Marion Chatelin (2018-10-29). "Il existe désormais un guide pour informer et accompagner les parents d'enfants intersexes !". Têtu.
- ^ Maelle Le Corre (2018-11-15). "Intersexes et Allié.e.s lance un réseau pour les parents d'enfants intersexes". Komitid.
- ^ Maelle Le Corre (2018-11-20). ""Ce sera son choix" : la vidéo contre les mutilations des enfants intersexes". Komitid.
- ^ "Nouveau chapitre du kit de l'AJL : "Donner la parole aux personnes intersexes"". Association_des_journalistes_LGBT. 2018-05-15.
- ^ Rauglaudre, Timothée de (2018-05-20). ""Il y a une tendance à ne parler des intersexes que dans un registre émotionnel et victimaire"". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "[Sans filtre] Au Centre LGBTI de Touraine, " on aimerait plus de visibilité "". Info Tours.fr. 2020-02-17.
- ^ "La parole des personnes intersexes se libère grâce au #JeSuisIntersexe". KOMITID (in French). 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Découvrez les lauréats 2019 du Prix international pour les droits des personnes LGBTQI+". www.paris.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "Pink Cross ehrt Henry Hohmann mit dem Tolerantia Award". hab queer bern (in German). 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
