Bridge Building, Civil Rights, Critical Race Theory, Cultural Dysphoria, Hate Crimes, Human Rights, Intersex Activist

Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and Intersex People: How the Invention of Two Binary Systems Do Harm

I wrote this term paper for my Critical Race Theory Class, which I took this summer, 2024, at Meadville Lombard Theological School while working on my Master of Divinity. My professor was Dr. Barbara Fears, a Black woman from Howard University School of Divinity, an accomplished religious educator, Chaplain, Scholar, and Professor. I proudly received… Continue reading Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and Intersex People: How the Invention of Two Binary Systems Do Harm

Poems

Poem: You Hypocrites, he loved me more, a man!

I was loved deeply I was loved whole He loved me more than for my spirit He loved me for more than my soul. Now you praise him for having such beautiful love Now he is gone, in heaven above. You hypocrites! Because when I changed, you said he would leave me You even said… Continue reading Poem: You Hypocrites, he loved me more, a man!

Hate Crimes, Intersex People, Intersex Phobia, Transgender

Things Endosex/Cisgender/Heterosexual people don’t have to worry about.

By talking to other intersex and/or transgender people on social media, I have created this list of things Endosex/Cisgender/Heterosexual people do NOT have to worry about daily. Note: you are born with endosex physiology if you are not born with intersex physiology. Cisgender means you agree with your birth assignment. Heterosexual means you are "straight".… Continue reading Things Endosex/Cisgender/Heterosexual people don’t have to worry about.

Intersex Activist, Short Messages

A New Important Word: Endosex

An important new word that honors the existence of intersex people: “ENDOSEX” A person is ENDOSEX if not born with INTERSEX physiology. Both can be assigned wrong At birth.  Both can change their gender identity or sex traits, and be valid in who theybecome. A human being can be of any gender identity, man, woman, both or neither,… Continue reading A New Important Word: Endosex

Cosmetic Genital Surgery, endosexism, Hate Crimes, Human Rights Violations, Intersex Activist, Intersex Cosmetic Surgery, Intersex Traits, Prejudice, Self-Determination, TEDx Jacksonville, Transgender

A Call for Action: Against Anti-Youth Transgender Bills

Many anti-youth transgender bills have exclusions that promote the continued surgical harm of innocent intersex kids.   In these bills, they will call an intersex child a“disorder of sex development” and wrongfully justify continuing to do cosmetic, medically unnecessary surgeries on non-consenting children. All children, endosex or intersex, deserve self-determination over their own bodies.   Trans youth, and intersex babies/children,… Continue reading A Call for Action: Against Anti-Youth Transgender Bills

Intersex Activist, Poems

Poem: Strength is arriving when you want to die

Strength is not how much you can endure before you break Strength is how much you can endure after you have been broken Strength is arriving when you want to die the physical and emotional pain is so bad but love keeps me here rage keeps me here Strength is forgiving when people, who know… Continue reading Poem: Strength is arriving when you want to die

My Intersex Story, Relationships, Short Messages

A call for action: My pronouns are not “preferred” they are required.

A Call for ACTION to our allies. I am asking for language to change regarding pronouns. Please say instead: "Please share your required pronouns with me, but only if you feel safe." Here are my reasons: 1) My pronouns are not preferred, they are required and never negotiable. 2) It is not always safe to… Continue reading A call for action: My pronouns are not “preferred” they are required.

Anonymous Messages, Transgender

Dysphoria explained by a friend

I often offer my blog as a place to share things. My friend Tempnumen thought that more might relate to what they write about dysphoria, so I have published their thoughts for more views. Here is their message to you: My mind wouldn’t shut off, and it wandered over into the “Why don’t cisgender people… Continue reading Dysphoria explained by a friend

Human Rights Violations, Intersex People, Intersex Phobia, My Intersex Story, Our Intersex Love Story, Transgender

In 2014, when I came out, I was told I could never receive communion again.

In 2014, when I cam out my authentic gender identity, I was told by my church I could never receive communion ever again. All due living as a man now and going against my birth assignment. Now my husband and I would appear fabulously gay and I would be considered transgender to my birth assignment.… Continue reading In 2014, when I came out, I was told I could never receive communion again.

Bridge Building, Human Rights, My Intersex Story, Our Intersex Love Story, Self-Determination

My ‘Love What Matters’ Article: I’m a Gestational Father

https://www.lovewhatmatters.com/intersex-man-gestational-father-shares-self-discovery-journey/ My article for 'Love What Matters' By Mx. Anunnaki Ray Marquez | February 9th, 2022 | Edited by Sonia Beltz ~.V.~