New newsletter goes to hermaphrodites and their supporters.ISNA Isna (ĭs`nə) or Esna (ĕs`–), town (1986 pop. 43,055), central Egypt, on the Nile River. It is the center for an agricultural area that is irrigated by the Nile. News, redesigned and rejuvenated re·ju·ve·nate tr.v. re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing, re·ju·ve·nates 1. To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again. 2. this month after a move from its beginnings in San Francisco to a new home in Michigan, is published by the Intersex Society of North America The Intersex Society of North America, founded in 1993 by Cheryl Chase, is an organisation formed to represent the interest of intersexuals in the USA: people whose bodies do not fit the accepted conventional ideas of "male" or "female". , whose board of directors includes representatives of the Androgen Insensitivity Support Group, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is an international organisation addressing human rights violations against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and people with HIV/AIDS. , the Intersex intersex /in·ter·sex/ (in´ter-seks) 1. hermaphrodite. 2. pseudohermaphrodite. 3. intersexuality. female intersex a female pseudohermaphrodite. Society, and the Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. Dept. of Medicine. The inaugural issue of ISNA News included articles on the rapid development of the Society (tripling its income in 2000 by bringing in $100,000 in donations and foundation grants); the "Top ten myths about intersex"; and the 1st National Conference on Gender and 5th Annual Lobby Day. An introductory letter from ISNA's development director, Robin Mathias, states: "We have found that the only way to effect positive change is to deal with the core issue--the invisibility and supposed shame of inter-sex--simultaneously in both the medical and the social realms." The newsletter also states that about 1 in 2,000 children are "born with genitals that are pretty confusing to all the adults in the room"--making the condition "more common than cystic fibrosis." Format: 6 pp., 2 and 3 columns, printed black on white, self-mailer. Staff: Published by the Intersex Society of North America; Cheryl Chase, executive director; Robin Mathias, development director. Data: Founded 2/01; 12x, $35/year, complimentary to ISNA members. P.O. Box 3070, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, www.isna.org. |
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