This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies, the Q Center, the Department of Law, Societies & Justice, The Simpson Center for the Humanities, the Earl and Edna Stice Lectureship in Social Science, and the Mellon Foundation.

Interested in learning about the past and present of intersex politics? Join us for a compelling conversation with three of the foremost activist-thinkers advocating for equity and justice in the fight for our collective futures.

Amanda Sáenz (they/them) MPA ’24 is a queer Latin American immigrant and intersex advocate based in Seattle. They are a member of the Intersex Research Coalition (IRC), an emerging group of providers and intersex professionals working to advance health and social equity for intersex persons, and are a former board member of InterConnect, the largest intersex support group in the United States. Their recent work focuses on educating medical students on intersex justice issues, ensuring the fair implementation of community-led research practices, and forming channels for intersex-inclusive policy initiatives.

Sean Saifa Wall (he/him/his) is a Black queer intersex activist and rising scholar. Born and raised in the Bronx, Saifa attended Williams College and received his PhD as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow at the University of Huddersfield in England. He is co-founder of the Intersex Justice Project, an initiative by intersex people of color to challenge medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children and young adults. Above everything, Saifa is determined to end harmful and invasive genital surgery on intersex children and advocates for affirming healthcare for all people with intersex variations. In addition to his work and activism, Saifa is a loving dad to his dog, Justice.