10.26.21
Intersex children in New Zealand are routinely undergoing unnecessary surgery, and that needs to change
Until very recently, people with intersex variations have often been unseen, stigmatized and routinely discriminated against. Intersex Awareness Day today (October 26) is therefore an opportunity to examine how much progress has been made and how far we still have to go. It’s estimated 1.7 to 4% of people globally are intersex—meaning they don’t fit