By Dana Zzyym
We have made a lot of progress in the last 10 years. It’s been a little over 10 since I found out I belonged to our community.
I didn’t know anyone. I’ve come a long way as well. I now know hundreds of intersex people in person! More online.
Look around. We have books written by us as well as about us, documentaries not just about us but by us, and hundreds of us are sharing our stories all the time. Poni-Boi, the movie, is coming out soon—there’s so many positive things going on that there’s too many to list!
We are being increasingly seen and heard, and we encourage each other by doing so. I feel very proud of my lawsuit and to have started the legal nonbinary movement across the country.
Now is the time to rise up together and celebrate who we are as herms / intersex people. On the U.S. and world stages, we are claiming our human rights and our right to exist.
Love, Peace, & Power!
Dana Zzyym is a Colorado-based nonbinary intersex activist. With the assistance of Lambda Legal Defense, they successfully sued the U.S. State Department for a gender-neutral passport in Zzyym vs. Kerry. They enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1978, and served four tours in six years (three in Beirut, one in the Persian Gulf).