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Court Reopens Lambda Legal Case of Intersex Citizen Denied a Passport

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June 27, 2017

A federal district court in Denver today granted Lambda Legal’s motion to reopen the case of Dana Zzyym, the intersex citizen and U.S. Navy veteran denied a passport because the U.S. State Department continues to refuse to recognize a gender marker that is neither “M” (male) nor “F” (female).

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State Department Again Denies Intersex Citizen Passport, Even After Federal Court Tells It To Reconsider Policy

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June 26, 2017

The U.S. State Department continues to refuse to recognize a gender marker that is neither “M” (male) nor “F” (female).

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It's Intersex Awareness Day!

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October 26, 2016

Twenty years ago today, intersex activists took to the streets of Boston and demonstrated outside a conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics. It was the first public demonstration by intersex people in North America — an event commemorated yearly as Intersex Awareness Day.

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U.S. State Department Passport Policies “Absurd,” Lambda Legal Tells Court

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April 22, 2016

Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. District Court in Colorado to deny the federal government’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit Lambda Legal filed on behalf of an intersex client, Dana Zzyym. The U.S.

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Ask Lambda Legal — What does “intersex” mean?

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November 10, 2015

Intersex is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of natural bodily variations. Intersex people are born with sex characteristics that do not fit typical binary notions of bodies designated “male” or “female.” In some cases, intersex traits are visible at birth, while in others they are not apparent until puberty. Some intersex variations may not be visibly apparent at all.

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Court Reopens Lambda Legal Case of Intersex Citizen Denied a Passport

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State Department Again Denies Intersex Citizen Passport, Even After Federal Court Tells It To Reconsider Policy

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It's Intersex Awareness Day!

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U.S. State Department Passport Policies “Absurd,” Lambda Legal Tells Court

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Ask Lambda Legal — What does “intersex” mean?

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