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Hida Viloria is the Chairperson for the Organisation Intersex International (OII), the largest intersex organization in the world with branches on six continents, and the director of OII USA. She has a degree in Gender and Sexuality from the University of California at Berkeley, and has spoken extensively on the topic of intersex. In October 2010, she served, by invitation, as the intersex representative at the International Olympic Committee's meeting of experts in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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U.S. Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Mired in Racism and Fear

U.S. Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Mired in Racism and Fear

The beginning of February saw the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which marks another day of tolerance towards intersex FGM. While we in the intersex…

Criminalized Because of One’s Sex? – Hida Viloria

On June 14th, Indian gold medal winner Pinki Pramanik was arrested following accusations of rape and “being male” by her live-in partner.  She was suspended from her job, detained in…

Clinton’s Pronouncements Against Female Genital Mutilation Don’t Go Far Enough

Clinton’s Pronouncements Against Female Genital Mutilation Don’t Go Far Enough

Hida Viloria, a campaigner for rights for those with intersex conditions, appeals to Hillary Clinton to broaden her campaign against Female Genital Mutilation. Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…

Opinion: Gender Rules in Sport – Leveling The Playing Field, Or Reversed Doping?

Opinion: Gender Rules in Sport – Leveling The Playing Field, Or Reversed Doping?

Is it fair to make certain athletes take drugs in order to compete? It seems contrary to the very ethos of athletic competition, which punishes the use of steroids and…