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2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 51
May 25, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives CABRERA, SNODGRASS, NEUBAUER,
CLANCY, RATCLIFF, C. ANDERSON, J. ANDERSON, ANDRACA, BALDEH, BARE, CONLEY,
CONSIDINE, EMERSON, GOYKE, HONG, JACOBSON, JOERS, MADISON, MOORE
OMOKUNDE, OHNSTAD, PALMERI, SHELTON, SINICKI, STUBBS, SUBECK and
HAYWOOD, cosponsored by Senators S PREITZER, CARPENTER, AGARD,
HESSELBEIN, LARSON, ROYS and SMITH. Referred to Committee on Rules.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
Relating to: recognizing October 26, 2023, as Intersex Awareness Day in Wisconsin.
Whereas, Intersex Awareness Day is recognized on October 26 in honor of the
first public demonstration by intersex people in the United States at the annual
conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics on October 26, 1996; and
Whereas, “intersex” refers to individuals born with variations in their physical
or biological sex characteristics, including genital anatomy, reproductive organs,
hormonal variations, or chromosomal patterns; and
Whereas, since the first Intersex Awareness Day in 1996, it has become a day
during which intersex people and allies come together to celebrate and uplift the
intersex community; and
Whereas, approximately 1.7 percent of people are born with intersex traits; and
Whereas, intersex people are often stigmatized and subjected to
discrimination; and
Whereas, intersex babies and children are often subject to unnecessary and
involuntary surgeries at a young age to make their bodies conform to traditional
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notions of what it means to be male or female, although these interventions may
result in lasting physical and mental harm; and
Whereas, medical practices should respect the human rights and bodily
autonomy of all people, and government institutions should implement policies that
protect and support intersex people; and
Whereas, people born with intersex traits are an important part of the diversity
of our state and should be afforded equal dignity and respect; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin
Legislature does hereby recognize October 26, 2023, to be Intersex Awareness Day
in Wisconsin.
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