Events

ASEXUAL - Today marks the start of ‘Ace Week’ which is an annual campaign to raise awareness, build community, and create change around the world.

The term asexual umbrella (or asexual spectrum) encompases all of the identities related to asexuality, including asexual, gray-asexual, and demisexual. The word ace is a shorthand for the identities that fit within the asexual umbrella, and it can also be used to refer to a person who identifies with the asexual umbrella. For example, an ace person might identify as asexual, gray-asexual, or demisexual.

PRIDE is about being inclusive, bringing a sense of belonging and creating a more diverse community. Pride in Law is proud to support Ace Week and our asexual friends.

#asexual #aceweek #lgbt #inclusion

ASEXUAL - Today marks the start of ‘Ace Week’ which is an annual campaign to raise awareness, build community, and create change around the world.

The term asexual umbrella (or asexual spectrum) encompases all of the identities related to asexuality, including asexual, gray-asexual, and demisexual. The word ace is a shorthand for the identities that fit within the asexual umbrella, and it can also be used to refer to a person who identifies with the asexual umbrella. For example, an ace person might identify as asexual, gray-asexual, or demisexual.

PRIDE is about being inclusive, bringing a sense of belonging and creating a more diverse community. Pride in Law is proud to support Ace Week and our asexual friends.

Make a difference and find out more about ACE WEEK from October 24 – 30, here 👉🏽 https://acesandaros.org/events

#asexual #aceweek2021 #lgbt #inclusion

TODAY - On 26 October it is Intersex Awareness Day. The day gives all of us an opportunity to celebrate how far our community has come and to dream about the future we will create together.

For those unaware, the ‘I’ in LGBTIQ+ stands for “intersex.” Intersex is an umbrella term for differences in sex traits or reproductive anatomy. Intersex people are born with these differences or develop them in childhood. There are many possible differences in genitalia, hormones, internal anatomy, or chromosomes, compared to the usual two ways that human bodies develop.

Do you know about 1.7% of people are born intersex. (Compare that to a ~0.3% chance of having identical twins!) 1 in 2,000 babies (0.05% of humans) are born with genital differences that a doctor might suggest changing with unnecessary surgery. Importantly, infant intersex surgeries often come with serious lifelong emotional and physical consequences, high complication rates, and reduced sexual function. When done without the individual’s informed consent, the United Nations considers these surgeries as human rights violations.

These estimates are based on work by Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling, who reviewed medical literature from 1955-1998. (Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality, 2000).

#intersex #PrideInLaw #lgbtiqa #rainbowcommunity #pride

TODAY - On 26 October it is Intersex Awareness Day. The day gives all of us an opportunity to celebrate how far our community has come and to dream about the future we will create together.

For those unaware, the ‘I’ in LGBTIQA+ stands for “intersex.” Intersex is an umbrella term for differences in sex traits or reproductive anatomy. Intersex people are born with these differences or develop them in childhood. There are many possible differences in genitalia, hormones, internal anatomy, or chromosomes, compared to the usual two ways that human bodies develop.

Do you know about 1.7% of people are born intersex. (Compare that to a ~0.3% chance of having identical twins!) 1 in 2,000 babies (0.05% of humans) are born with genital differences that a doctor might suggest changing with unnecessary surgery. Importantly, infant intersex surgeries often come with serious lifelong emotional and physical consequences, high complication rates, and reduced sexual function. When done without the individual’s informed consent, the United Nations considers these surgeries as human rights violations.

These estimates are based on work by Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling, who reviewed medical literature from 1955-1998. (Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality, 2000).

#intersex #PrideInLaw #lgbtiqa #rainbowcommunity #pride