Natasha Jiménez is a

trans Trans- is a Latin prefix meaning "across", "beyond", or "on the other side of". Used alone, trans may refer to: Sociology * Trans, a sociological term which may refer to: ** Transgender, people who identify themselves with a gender that di ...

and

intersex Intersex people are those born with any of several sex characteristics, including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binar ...

activist and author who is currently the General Coordinator for MULABI, Latin American Space for Sexualities and Rights, the first host of the Intersex Secretariat for ILGA. She is an advisory board member for the first intersex human rights fund and participated in the first intersex hearing on human rights before the

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the IACHR or, in the three other official languages Spanish, French, and Portuguese language, Portuguese CIDH, ''Comisión Interamericana de los Derechos Humanos'', ''Commission Interaméricaine des ...

Activism

An intersex and trans activist for over 30 years, Jiménez started her activism in feminist and LGBT movements in Latin America, and speaks at a range of national and international human rights institutions. In ''Terrorizing Women: Feminicide in the Americas'', Rosa-Linda Fregoso and Cynthia Bejarando Jímenez remarks, In March 2013, Jiménez, together with Mauro Cabral, Paula Sandrine Machado and Pidgeon Pagonis testified to the

on ''Situation of Human Rights of Intersex Persons in the Americas''. The first hearing on intersex human rights before the Commission, each shared their personal experiences and presented broader issues, such as "normalization" surgery on the genitals of intersex infants.Situation of Human Rights of Intersex Persons in the Americas
Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, March 21, 2013 In 2015, Jiménez joined an international advisory board for a first philanthropic Intersex Human Rights Fund established by the

Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice is an international charitable foundation based in the United States focused on human rights of LGBT people, intersex people, and people of color. The organization provide grants to individuals and org ...

. In 2016, the role of Intersex Secretariat of ILGA was passed to Miriam van der Have.

Works

Jiménez has contributed to ''Inter: Erfahrungen intergeschlechtlicher Menschen in der Welt der zwei Geschlechter'', edited by Elisa Barth et al., ''What is the Point of a Revolution if I Can’t Dance'' by Jane Barry and Jelena Dordevic, and ''Interdicciones'' edited by Mauro Cabral.

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