State Department Celebrates Intersex Awareness Day

In a press release this morning, the State Department lent its voice to an international awareness campaign for the recognition of intersex people.

“Today in celebration and recognition of Intersex Awareness Day, we affirm the United States’ commitment to promoting and protecting the human rights of Intersex persons globally. As President Biden stated in his 2021 Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Around the World, it is the policy of the United States to pursue an end to violence and discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and sex characteristics,” said the statement, which was issued by department spokesman Matthew Miller.

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In a press release this morning, the State Department lent its voice to an international awareness campaign for the recognition of intersex people.

“Today in celebration and recognition of Intersex Awareness Day, we affirm the United States’ commitment to promoting and protecting the human rights of Intersex persons globally. As President Biden stated in his 2021 Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Around the World, it is the policy of the United States to pursue an end to violence and discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and sex characteristics,” said the statement, which was issued by department spokesman Matthew Miller.