This poem was written for Thanksgiving Day, here in the United States, 2015. I write this poem in honor of my gratitude that I survived, when too many are dying. This day I celebrated The Emancipation of my Spirit and my true Gender. Here is my Thanksgiving poem: Breaking from the Kingdom of Isolation! … Continue reading Breaking from the Kingdom of Isolation
My father told me to not tell. That the world would want me to burn in hell. I told you, my friend, you ran and flee. He was right, you hated me! I will forever miss those who could not be, on this path to cherish me. Family so mortified, Devastated that I am now alive.… Continue reading Poem: Maybe, just maybe, it is time to (Un)know Gender
You are not broken to me.... Loving you for who you are Who you have always been to me I do not care about all those scars This world puts you through hell They convinced you I would leave you if you honored your true self How could I leave you after what they did… Continue reading Poem: You are not broken to me….
The above picture, of this little girl, went viral. This picture should go down in history. As a parent of three amazing kids, this picture touches me in ways that few might realize. Because now I know how such hate touches the heart of an innocent child. I have seen their tears personally. No… Continue reading The Haters
Facebook allows us to see your memories. I am not so sure it is good to look back at times. A HUGE number of my "friends" vanished, or had to be blocked as they were revealed as uneducated about intersex, haters, bigots, and simply unable to accept me. Even educating them that I was an… Continue reading When Saliva Turns to Spit!
It is huge for me, to break the silence, with Dr. Judi Herring, M.D., my speaking partner, and share with you the atrocities faced by intersex people. Most of us have heard the acronyms, LGBT, which stand for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. My story is about the "I", that is rarely mentioned, and of course… Continue reading When I see you cry, when you are taught about us, the INVISIBLE “I”
"FAR TOO FEW OF US ARE AWARE OF THE SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FACED BY MILLIONS OF INTERSEX PEOPLE Because their bodies don't comply with the typical definition of male or female. Intersex children and adults are frequently subjected to forced sterilization and other unnecessary and irreversible surgery and suffer discrimination in schools, workplace, and other… Continue reading FAR TOO FEW OF US ARE AWARE OF THE SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FACED BY MILLIONS OF INTERSEX PEOPLE
Can you see past the label? THE POWER OF ERASING ALL THE UGLY NAMES I HAVE BEEN CALLED WAS SIMPLY AMAZING! I am FREE NOW! All my life, I have been called all these horrible names and more. I personally wrote each and every one of these words on that chalkboard, as an exercise… Continue reading WE ARE HUMAN
I have already achieved what most spiritualist want to achieve and that is realizing we are more than just our physical body. I already have lived celibate, impotent, and with a body so "broken" that I would vanish into the spirit realm. I did this the first forty-six years of my life. During that time I… Continue reading I will try to fix you
“No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” Martin Luther King Jr. The United Nations Intersex Fact Sheet Holistic informed consent for parents and children with Intersex and DSD conditions in Psychology & Sexuality Malta Adopts Ground-breaking Trans and… Continue reading Human Rights Violations to Intersex People has to Stop
Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez 