Intersex Society of North America teaching kit

Collection — manuscript box: 76 - folder 1

Identifier: 7673

Scope and content

Advertised as "a new teaching kit designed for instructors of college-level Women's Gender and Queer Studes and realted fields," this packet distributed by the Intersex Society of North America includes: 5 buttons on intersex political themes; a 35 minute VHS video documentary, "Hermaphrodites Speak!" created by ISNA in 1997; a list of suggested guidelines for non-intersex people writing about intersexuality; "Notes on the Treatment of Intersex"; a pamphlet, "Introduction to Intersexuality and Intersex Activism: A Starting Point for Feminist, Queer & Trans Activists," by the Intersex Initiative Portland/ Survivor Project; and a 16 page booklet, "Teaching Intersex Issues: A Guide for Teachers in Women's, Gender & Queer Studies," that analyzes the problematic ways in which the topic has been addressed and that provides a bibliography and sample course unit on intersex issues.

Dates

1998 - 2001

Creator

Intersex Society of North America (Organization)

Conditions Governing Use

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Conditions Governing Use

Audio visual media that has been digitized: V-534.

Biographical / Historical

The Intersex Society of North America is a human rights organization devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with atypical sex anatomy.