Expressing support for the recognition of October 26, 2026, as Intersex Awareness Day, and supporting the goals and ideals of Intersex Awareness Day.
Sponsored By: Representative Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced
Summary
Recognition of Intersex Awareness Day and protection of bodily autonomy for intersex people. This resolution would endorse October 26, 2026 as Intersex Awareness Day, spotlight harms from nonconsensual infant surgeries, and urge consent-centered care and public education.
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- Families and children: It would encourage care that respects bodily autonomy and supports delaying nonurgent, irreversible interventions until informed consent is possible.
- Health-care providers: It would urge culturally and clinically competent care that honors self-determination and aligns with medical groups opposing medically unnecessary infant genital surgery.
- Schools and young people: It would encourage schools to teach about the intersex community and connect intersex youth and families to resources.
- Governments and aid organizations: It would encourage federal, state, local, and international funding bodies to prioritize the health and human rights of intersex people.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
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Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
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Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
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Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
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Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
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Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]
CA • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
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Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]
WA • D
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
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Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
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Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/22/2026
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