Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} XOXY A Memoir Woman Mother Activist by Kimberly Zieselman Kimberly Zieselman. Kimberly Zieselman is an attorney, human rights advocate, author, and intersex woman, [1] with androgen insensitivity syndrome. [2] She currently serves as executive director of interACT (formerly Advocates for Informed Choice), [3] and is a signatory of the plus 10. In 2020, her memoir XOXY was published. [4] Contents. Early life and medical treatment Career Intersex advocacy Memoir Selected bibliography Personal life See also References External links. Early life and medical treatment. Zieselman has described how, at age 15 and because she hadn't menstruated, she was referred to a reproductive oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, [5] a teaching hospital, and told that her ovaries and uterus needed to be removed to eliminate a risk of cancer. [6] [5] She had surgery at age 16, requiring a subsequent dependence on hormone replacement therapy. Neither Zieselman nor her parents were told the truth about her diagnosis, that she had androgen insensitivity syndrome, XY sex chromosomes, and internal testes. [6] [2] Zieselman discovered her medical records at age 41, [2] including a statement that she and her parents had consented to surgery after full disclosure of a diagnosis. She described being informed she was having "a hysterectomy to remove partially developed female reproductive organs that might become cancerous in the future". [7] Discovery was disorientating, challenging her identity and that of her husband. [2] Zieselman has also described how "I felt free when I found out". [8] Career. Zieselman trained as a lawyer, and worked in the field of family law and assisted reproductive technology. [2] Intersex advocacy. In 2009, Zieselman discovered the peer support group AIS-DSD Support Group, and she later became a member of the board. [6] Zieselman is now executive director of interACT, an organization that promotes the rights of intersex youth, including through law and policy, development of youth leadership, and media work. [9] The main goal of interACT is to end medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children. Zieselman describes how intersex children just have a different type of body, and genital surgeries are not medical or social emergencies. [10] Zieselman describes how shame and secrecy, [10] and medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex infants causes devastating physical and psychological harm, [11] but they take place for sociological reasons. [10] [12] She calls for a moratorium on surgeries until children are old enough to choose for themselves, with parents given a "full spectrum of choices". [10] Zieselman is quoted by the United Nations Human Rights Office in New York stating: Doctors often claim there's a "silent majority" of intersex people satisfied with the way they were treated as young patients. I used to be part of that "silent majority" - but I certainly wasn't happy. Doctors draw this false conclusion because most of their young patients haven't returned as adults to complain. But their silence is just as likely to be caused by stigma and shame. [13] Zieselman has described how the LGBT community has helped open doors, but how intersex rights are broader: "at its core this is a children's rights issue. It is also about health and reproductive rights, because these operations can lead to infertility". [10] She has described the MTV series Faking It as ground-breaking, [14] and the public disclosure by model of their intersex trait as a tipping point for the intersex movement. [15] Zieselman is a signatory of the Yogyakarta Principles plus 10, on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. [16] Memoir. In 2020, her memoir XOXY was published. Chicago Review of Books described the memoir as an "impressie introduction the powerhouse that is Kimberly M. Zieselman" that "carries the weight of what it means to be a first", showing "both the complexity and the ordinariness of intersex experiences". [4] Los Angeles Review of Books described the book as a "gripping journey she takes readers on as she slowly unravels the truth of her identity as an intersex woman", "written with the sharp, unflinching and often hilarous prose of a woman on a mission to be her authentic self". [7] In discussion with the Los Angeles Review of Books, Zieselman describes the memoir as about empowerment. [7] Selected bibliography. Selected publications include: Zieselman, Kimberly M (2020). XOXY a memoir (intersex woman, mother, activist) . ISBN 978-1-78450-990-3 . Zieselman, Kimberly (2015). "Invisible Harm". Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics . 5 (2): 122–125. Zieselman, Kimberly (August 9, 2017). "I was an intersex child who had surgery. Don't put other kids through this". USA Today . Retrieved August 9, 2017 . Personal life. Zieselman is married to Steven. They are parents of adopted twin girls. [2] See also. interACT Intersex rights in the United States. Related Research Articles. In law, sex characteristics refers to an attribute defined for the purposes of protecting individuals from discrimination due to their sexual features. The attribute of sex characteristics was first defined in national law in Malta, in 2015. The legal term has since been adopted by United Nations, European, and Asia-Pacific institutions, and in a 2017 update to the Yogyakarta Principles on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. Hanne Gaby Odiele is a Belgian model. The Yogyakarta Principles is a document about human rights in the areas of sexual orientation and gender identity, published as the outcome of an international meeting of human rights groups in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in November 2006. The Principles were supplemented in 2017, expanding to include new grounds of gender expression and sex characteristics, and a number of new principles. Advocates for Informed Choice , dba interACT or interACT Advocates for Intersex Youth , is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization using innovative strategies to advocate for the legal and human rights of children with intersex traits. The organization was founded in 2006 and formally incorporated on April 12, 2010. Intersex Human Rights Australia ( IHRA ) is a voluntary organisation for intersex people that promotes the human rights and bodily autonomy of intersex people in Australia, and provides education and information services. Established in 2009 and incorporated as a charitable company in 2010, it was formerly known as Organisation Intersex International Australia, or OII Australia. It is recognised as a Public Benevolent Institution. Mauro Cabral Grinspan , also known as Mauro Cabral , is an Argentinian intersex and trans activist, who serves as the executive director of GATE. A signatory of the Yogyakarta Principles, his work focuses on the reform of medical protocols and law reform. In July 2015, Cabral received the inaugural Bob Hepple Equality Award. Georgiann Davis is an associate professor of sociology at University of Nevada, Las Vegas and author of the book Contesting Intersex: The Dubious Diagnosis . Davis formerly held a similar position at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Born with Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, she writes widely on intersex issues and the sociology of diagnosis. Morgan Carpenter is a bioethicist, intersex activist and researcher. He became president of Intersex Human Rights Australia in September 2013, and is now a co-executive director. In 2013 he created the intersex flag, and in 2015, he cofounded a project to mark Intersex Awareness Day. Australia's Gay News Network included him in their "LGBTI people to watch in 2014". Intersex , in humans and other animals, describes variations in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, or genitals that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies". Intersex people are born with sex characteristics, such as chromosomes, gonads, or genitals, that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies." Intersex people are born with sex characteristics, such as chromosomes, gonads, or genitals that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies". "Because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatized and subjected to multiple human rights violations". is an American intersex activist, writer, artist, and consultant. They are an advocate for intersex human rights and against nonconsensual intersex medical interventions. Intersex people are born with sex characteristics, such as genitals, gonads, and chromosome patterns that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies". The following is a timeline of intersex history . Intersex people in the United States have some of the same rights as other people, but with significant gaps, particularly in protection from non- consensual cosmetic medical interventions and violence, and protection from discrimination. Actions by intersex civil society organizations aim to eliminate harmful practices, promote social acceptance, and equality. In recent years, intersex activists have also secured some forms of legal recognition. Intersex people in Germany have no recognition of their rights to physical integrity and bodily autonomy, and no specific protections from discrimination on the basis of sex characteristics. In response to an inquiry by the German Ethics Council in 2012, the government passed legislation in 2013 designed to classify some intersex infants to a de facto third category. The legislation has been criticized by civil society and human rights organizations as misguided. Intersex people are born with sex characteristics, such as chromosomes, gonads, or genitals that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies". Such variations may involve genital ambiguity, and combinations of chromosomal genotype and sexual phenotype other than XY-male and XX-female. In Mexico there are no explicit rights reserved to intersex persons, no protections from non-consensual cosmetic medical interventions on intersex children and no legislative protection from discrimination. Intersex persons may have difficulties in obtaining necessary health care. Intersex people in Argentina have no recognition of their rights to physical integrity and bodily autonomy, and no specific protections from discrimination on the basis of sex characteristics. Cases also exist of children being denied access to birth certificates without their parents consenting to medical interventions. The National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism and civil society organizations such as Justicia Intersex have called for the prohibition of unnecessary medical interventions and access to redress. XOXY A Memoir: Intersex Woman Mother Activist by Kimberly Zieselman. By: Kimberly M. Zieselman. Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Print ISBN: 9781785928376, 1785928376. 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From uncovering a secret that was intentionally kept from her, to coming out to her family and friends and fighting for intersex rights, her candid and empowering story helps breakdown barriers and misconceptions of intersex people and brings to light the trauma and harmful impact medical intervention continues to have on the intersex community. Written from a non-queer perspective, and filled with much- needed, straightforward information and advice about what it means to be intersex, this is a vital and timely resource for intersex people and their families, as well as the general reader. XOXY: A Memoir (Intersex Woman, Mother, Activist) by Kimberly Zieselman. Synopsis: At the age of 41, Kimberly Zieselman learns that she is intersex. After years of struggling with health-related problems such as hernias and a hysterectomy, she faced what it meant to be a real woman–especially if she couldn’t have children. But now having learned that she has XY chromosomes and her “hysterectomy” was to remove her internal testes, the confidence she had finally built up was shaken. But the more she learns about her condition the more she understand that others need just as much help and advocacy as she did when she was younger. Review: This was an incredibly interesting and eye-opening memoir. Intersex as a condition is something that I’ve learned about recently, and something that I refuse to quit learning about. There’s so much that I don’t know, and so much science doesn’t know yet–though what remains important is the respect, honesty, and understanding one has for the intersex community. And what a diverse community it is! Though Kimberly had always considered herself “cis” (ie, being born female and accepting that designation), not every intersex person agrees with the designation doctors have forced upon them. And when I say forced, I mean forced through genital surgery. Reading Zieselman’s memoir has made me so much more aware not only of the struggles and activism that the intersex community works with, but the raw emotions, the feelings of possible betrayal, and the ways in which they’re trying to make society more accepting of them. Reading this memoir was also pretty fun–I moved to Boston two and a half years ago, and Zieselman, having grown up in Boston, remarked upon some street names and landmarks that made me go “I’ve been there! I know what she’s talking about!!” Where it wasn’t fun, however, was her discussion of the medical wringer Mass General put her through, from denying her and her parents knowledge of her body, and the denial of a proper response to a letter of her grievances and urges to have them be more open and honest with their intersex patients. Many Bostonians I’ve met have high high opinions of Mass Gen, so upon reading her experience with this hospital’s actions not only many decades ago but recently … yikes. Hopefully since her letter to the and after the soon to be publication of this book, their manner of aiding their intersex patients will be much, much better. I found this edifying, and so so illuminating. I hope Zieselman never stops what she’s doing and continues to fight the good fight. I know she, through her memoir, has certainly educated me and inspired me to do more research and to be a better advocate for the intersex community. This is so, so worth reading. XOXY, A Memoir: Intersex Woman, Mother, Activist by Kimberly Zieselman. XOXY is a memoir about being an intersex woman. Memoirs are always personal, but this one feels extremely so. Kimberly Zieselman speaks candidly about her life as an intersex woman, her experiences with doctors, her family, and her work as an intersex activist. The book is well written and engaging, and the story it tells is heartbreaking and moving. Intersex is something I was aware of, having been involved in LGBTQ+ activism in the past, but being aware of something and truly understanding it are two very different things. Intersex is often ignored, both by the general public and the LGBTQ+ community, and when it isn’t ignored it is often just paid lip service, ostensibly included but without any actual help or support. I didn’t know as much about intersex before I read this book as I would have liked to, or as much as I should have known. Luckily, this book is very comprehensive in the information it provides, and is a great starting point for people who want to learn more. The book is non linear, switching between childhood and adulthood, before Zieselman’s diagnosis and afterwards. I found that this kept the story engaging, and helped to bring context to some of the earlier events in her life as she tries to make sense of her childhood with hindsight. This book does go into detail about medical trauma, and doctors dehumanising her and treating her like a specimen, not a person. As someone who is chronically ill and has had my own bad experiences with doctors, I did find these parts of the book hard to read, but also important, because intersex people are treated in a uniquely terrible way by the medical community. Whilst Zieselman’s story is just one intersex narrative, the medical trauma she suffered and the PTSD she then developed are not uncommon within the intersex community. Zieselman talks a lot about coming to terms with being intersex, and with her identity as a woman. Identity is complex for everyone, but for intersex people there are unique complexities involved in both a person’s internal identity, and how they are seen by society. I believe that this book has the potential to help other people, especially other intersex people, to feel less alone, less different. Zieselman talks in depth about the benefits of having a community of people just like you, who have been through similar experiences, and how finding her own community was the first step in understanding herself. The second half of the book is all about Zieselman’s journey to becoming an intersex activist. There is a pretty comprehensive history of intersex activism and the progress the community has made, woven into the story so it still reads easily, and doesn’t feel like suddenly reading a text book. If you’ve ever wondered why the I should be included in the LGBTQ+ movement, then you need to read this book, as Zieselman really shows why, despite the differences between the two communities, we need to work together. This is not just a story about being intersex. This memoir discusses trauma, mental health, identity, family, adoption, SEN parenting, advocacy and activism, and the importance of accepting yourself and loving yourself for who you are. It has a hopeful message of hope for the future for intersex kids, and a life without shame, stigma and medical trauma. There is still a long way to go but thanks to activists like Kimberly Zieselman, progress will be made. Please, read this book. I received this book from Netgalley for free in return for an honest review.