Intersex Day of Remembrance 2020 is on November 8. The day aims to highlight the issues faced by intersex people. The day also marks the birthday of Herculine Barbin, a 19th-century French intersex person whose memoirs were later published by writer Michel Foucault. There is a lot to know about this day emphasizing such an important issue; no one really talks about. In this article, we will know more about Intersex Day of Remembrance 2020 date, theme, history and significance. Let us know the details as to how and why November 8 is dedicated to observance Intersex Day of Remembrance, also called Intersex Solidarity Day.

Intersex Day of Remembrance 2020 Date

The date to celebrate Intersex Day of Remembrance was chosen to honour 19th-century French intersex person, Herculine Barbin’s birth anniversary. She was assigned female at birth and raised in a convent, but was later reclassified as male by a court of law, after an affair and physical examination.

Intersex Day of Remembrance History and Significance

The term is used to refer to a person who is born with ambiguous sexual anatomy that does not allow a medical specialist to assign either male or female sex to the person. An intersex person is born with differences in their sexual characteristics. These differences can affect genes, chromosomes, genitalia, reproductive organs, hormones and also things like body hair.

The first observation of Intersex Day of Remembrance was on November 8, 2005. It was followed by invitation issued by Joëlle-Circé Laramée, then Canadian spokeswoman for Organisation Intersex International. The organisation invited groups and individuals to show solidarity by marking the life of Herculine Barbin, discussing issues faced by the intersex people and more. Ever since then, the day became an annual event with activists and organisations paying attention to the concerns raised by the intersex people.

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