Month: April 2016

Human Rights Violations, Intersex Awareness, Questions and Answers, Self-Determination

Five ways I show that the Male/Female Binary is a Myth, and a Social Construct. Nature has always Created Sexual Variety and Diversity.

Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez

Nature created diversity and variety.  Nature did not create the male, female binary.  Nature's variations create our genitals, reproductive systems, chromosomes and hormones.   Not everyone is sexually born typical, and "typical" is not "normal".  There are just more typical people in this world, and  needless to say typical people made the rules about "normalcy".… Continue reading Five ways I show that the Male/Female Binary is a Myth, and a Social Construct. Nature has always Created Sexual Variety and Diversity.

Cosmetic Genital Surgery, Culture Dysphoria, Human Rights Violations, Intersex Awareness, Self-Determination

Chop chop chop…and I get to hug the little children chopped on.

Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez

    As an INTERSEX ACTIVIST: Yesterday, I got to help a mom of an 8 year old child find a doctor. You know why? Because their daughter is an outcast now and not all doctors are "safe" now.   You know why, their daughter is an outcast? Because their daughter was born with a… Continue reading Chop chop chop…and I get to hug the little children chopped on.

Human Rights Violations, Intersex Awareness

Intersex Bodies are Not an error: My Intersex Story, and the stories of so many others.

Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez

Blogs I have written about how intersex is not a defect, a syndrome, or about being disordered: 1) My genitals are not “Normal”, but I don’t think normal is normal. 2) It is time to stop the “normalizing” genital surgery on intersex infants! 3) “It’s too small, let’s make them into a girl!” Yup, this atrocity is still happening… Continue reading Intersex Bodies are Not an error: My Intersex Story, and the stories of so many others.

Human Rights, Human Rights Violations, Intersex Awareness, Relationships

How dare you say to my face, that it is ok if they had killed me as a fetus.

Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez

This article started a tidal wave, of heartbreak,  that I did not expect in my life.  Eliminating intersex babies is not a legitimate use of genetic embryo testing By Celeste Orr:  I quote here: "Eugenics is not a horrific memory of the past; it is an ongoing practice that hides under the guise of benevolent… Continue reading How dare you say to my face, that it is ok if they had killed me as a fetus.

Anonymous Messages, Human Rights Violations, Intersex Awareness, Poems

An Anonymous Poem, From a Parent of an Intersex Child: She Had No Voice

Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez

They said we need to take a second look They said he needs to be fixed She had no voice ***** They said you now have a beautiful boy They misplaced the words that would open our eyes She had no voice ***** They washed their hands clean and sent us on our way The… Continue reading An Anonymous Poem, From a Parent of an Intersex Child: She Had No Voice

Intersex Awareness, Poems

Poem: Parts are Parts, and Venus and Mars can get over it.

Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez

  Parts are parts! If it belongs to a girl, it's a girl part. If it belongs to a boy, it's a boy part. A penis is not just a boy part If it belongs to a girl it should not break your heart. A penis can be a girl part and Venus and Mars… Continue reading Poem: Parts are Parts, and Venus and Mars can get over it.

Poems

Poem: I hide my rage!

Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez

I HIDE MY RAGE!  As an Activist, I am on the front lines of a war. I won't walk away, or escape through that door. It is in front of me day in and day out and I do it without pay. * I see the pain, I talk to the people who are hurting… Continue reading Poem: I hide my rage!

Intersex Awareness, Intersex Traits, Questions and Answers, Self-Determination

My Intersex Story: Was I violated?

Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez

My answer:  Yes, I was violated. Tragically for me, psychiatrists, doctors, and the therapist had the solution to my being intersex, they started to fix me at three years old, and throughout most of my life.   Back then the theories of Dr. John Money were very strong.  He felt you could teach gender, despite… Continue reading My Intersex Story: Was I violated?

Celebrations, Freedom, Self-Determination

Conchita Wurst – “Be the best version of yourself rather than a bad copy of someone else!”

Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez

Conchita's Motto:  "Be the best version of yourself rather than a bad copy of someone else!" There are very few people in this world that transcend from conformity and glow like Cohchita glows!  Off stage he is  known as Tom Neuwirth, and on stage she transforms into  Conchita Wurst.  So, today I am sharing with you, a person… Continue reading Conchita Wurst – “Be the best version of yourself rather than a bad copy of someone else!”

Human Rights Violations, Poems, Prejudice, Short Messages

Another Intersex Poem: It is sad when it takes bravery to be my friend.

Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez

    It is sad when it takes bravery to be my friend. What will your friends say, when they find out, that I was born in-between, or was once called a beautiful woman with a "disorder of sexual development",  or a "syndrome"? * I now appear a queer gay man, I won't even conform to… Continue reading Another Intersex Poem: It is sad when it takes bravery to be my friend.