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interACT Advocates for Intersex Youth
Intersex Media Guide
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About
interACT Advocates for Intersex Youth (legally Advocates for Informed Choice; founded 2006, incorporated 2010) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocating for the legal and human rights of children with intersex traits. Its Intersex Media Guide (2017) helps journalists and storytellers cover intersex people accurately and respectfully.
In the commons it is the anchor source for intersex terminology in the Sexuality & Gender Identity chapter (the term intersex).
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Host posture is private-mirror-link-out: the guide is published via interactadvocates.org (linked) and was live at the last check. The commons keeps a private preservation copy for citation verification and links out. Quotes are held within fair-use limits. (interACT’s later 2023 messaging guide is Google Drive–only and could not be obtained, so this 2017 guide is the citable version.)
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Terms citing this source
- Hermaphrodite Avoid
“Avoid: “Hermaphrodite” This term is outdated, medically inaccurate, and is considered derogatory.”
— Intersex Media Guide, "Avoid" callout
- Intersex Use
“While some people can be born with intersex traits and also identify as transgender, the two are separate and should not be conflated.”
— Describing what it means to be intersex
- Pronouns Use with care
“Some intersex people may choose to use gender pronouns other than 'he' or 'she,' like 'they' or 'them' or 'zie' or 'hir.' Always ask intersex people what pronouns they would like you to use.”
— Media guide, pronouns guidance
- Transgender Use with care
“While some people can be born with intersex traits and also identify as transgender, the two are separate and should not be conflated.”
— Describing what it means to be intersex