Intersex Asia

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| formation = 2018

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| purpose = Intersex human rights advocacy and support

| headquarters = Taiwan

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| region_served = Asia

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| leader_name = Jeff Cagandahan, Hiker Chiu, Esan Regmi, Small Luk and Gopi Shankar Madurai

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Intersex Asia is a pan-Asian intersex human rights organization, established in 2018 and registered in Taiwan.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/intersex-asia-network-launched/articleshow/62999610.cms|title=Intersex Asia Network Launched |work= The Times of India |date=February 20, 2018 |access-date= March 19, 2021}}

History

Intersex Asia was established at the First Asian Intersex Forum on February 10, 2018, in Bangkok, Thailand.{{Cite web| title = Intersex Asia – Asia's regional intersex network – set up at Asian Intersex Forum | url = https://www.astraeafoundation.org/stories/first-asian-intersex-forum/ | work = Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice | date = February 14, 2018 | accessdate = March 19, 2021}}{{Cite web| title = Intersex Asia Network | url = https://www.astraeafoundation.org/stories/intersex-asia-network/ | work = Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice | date = 2021 | accessdate = March 19, 2021}} The forum brought together 14 people from Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Notable representatives and spokespeople include Jeff Cagandahan, Hiker Chiu, Esan Regmi,{{Cite web| last = British Council Nepal| author-link = British Council | title = Annual Education Symposium 2020| accessdate = March 16, 2021| date = 2020| url = https://www.britishcouncil.org.np/annual-education-symposium-2020}} Small Luk and Gopi Shankar Madurai.{{Cite web| last = 42 degrees | title = Celebrating Intersex Awareness Day | url = https://www.42d.org/2020/10/25/celebrating-intersex-awareness-day/ | date = 2020 | accessdate = March 19, 2021}} Indian human rights lawyer Prashant Singh has been appointed as coordinator.{{Cite web | last = OutRight Action International | author-link = OutRight Action International | title = Intersex rights around the world | url = https://outsummit.org/speakers-2020/friday-speakers/ | date = 2020 | accessdate = March 19, 2021 | archive-date = March 7, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210307084718/https://outsummit.org/speakers-2020/friday-speakers/ | url-status = dead }}

Activities

Intersex Asia aims to promote and protect the human rights of intersex people in Asia, including rights to bodily integrity,{{Cite web| last = Chandra | first = Jagriti | title = Groups call for ban on surgeries on intersex minors

| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/groups-call-for-ban-on-surgeries-on-intersex-minors/article30397401.ece| work = The Hindu | date = December 26, 2019 | accessdate = March 19, 2021}} physical autonomy and self determination, and it also aims to provide a representative voice. In a founding statement the organization identifies key issues including "discrimination, violence and killings of intersex people by a number of cultural, religious, traditional and medical beliefs and practices".{{Cite web| last = Intersex Day | author-link = Intersex Day | title = Media Statement by Intersex Asia | url = https://intersexday.org/en/intersex-asia-2018/ | date = February 17, 2018 | accessdate = March 19, 2021}}{{Cite web| last = Jun | first = Yoomi | title = Love Viet Pride Stories from LGBTIQ+ community | url = https://vietnam.un.org/en/23177-love-viet-pride | work = United Nations Viet Nam | date = December 27, 2018 | accessdate = March 19, 2021}} The organization is supported by Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, COC, Mama Cash, Open Society Foundations and RFSL.{{Cite web| last = Intersex Asia | title = Intersex Asia celebrates its 3rd anniversary | url = https://intersexasia.org/intersex-asia-celebrates-its-3rd-anniversary/ | work = Intersex Asia | date = February 10, 2021 | accessdate = March 19, 2021}}{{Cite web| last = RFSL | author-link = RFSL | title = Activists building an Intersex Movement in Asia | url = https://www.rfsl.se/en/organisation/international/activists-building-an-intersex-movement-in-asia/ | date = September 4, 2019 | accessdate = March 19, 2021}}{{Cite web| last = Mama Cash | author-link = Mama Cash | title = Intersex Asia | url = https://www.mamacash.org/en/intersex-asia | date = 2021 | accessdate = March 19, 2021}}

= Education and awareness =

Amongst its activities, Intersex Asia has published translations of information on key issues and human rights by United Nations Free & Equal into Asian languages including Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Malay, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and Vietnamese.{{Cite web | title = Intersex Fact Sheet | url = https://intersexasia.org/resources/more-resources/un-intersex-fact-sheet/ | work = Intersex Asia | date = 2020 | accessdate = March 19, 2021}}