Internationale Vereinigung Intergeschlechtlicher Menschen OII Germany

The organization Intersex International (OII) Germany, also known as Internationale Vereinigung Intergeschlechtlicher Menschen OII Germany, is an international human rights organization that has been advocating for the rights and well-being of intersex people since its founding in 2003.

• Education and Awareness: OII Germany provides comprehensive educational programs and materials for intersex people, their families, doctors, educators, and the general public. These initiatives aim to convey the lived realities, rights, and needs of intersex individuals from a human rights perspective[1][5].
• Counseling and Support: The organization offers psychosocial and peer counseling, where intersex is not viewed as a condition requiring treatment. This also includes access to specific training programs for children, adolescents, and parents[2][5].
• Advocacy and Political Work: OII Germany is engaged in national and international campaigns to end the practice of non-essential gender-altering procedures without the free and fully informed consent of the individuals concerned. It also demands full access to data regarding treatment history and recognition and compensation for past wrongs[1][5].

The main mission of OII Germany is to ensure complete legal protection against non-consensual cosmetic and other non-essential medical interventions. The organization advocates for the depathologization of intersex people and calls for individualized, transparent, and unbiased healthcare that considers the actual health needs of those affected[5].

• Human Rights and Self-Determination: OII Germany fights for the preservation of physical integrity and self-determination of intersex people. This includes the demand for the cessation of practices of pre-implantation and prenatal diagnostics aimed at preventing the birth of intersex babies[1][5].
• Social Recognition: The organization works towards enabling intersex people to participate equally in social life, education, sports, and the labor market. It also advocates for the declassification of physical sex characteristics as diseases and for intersex individuals to have access to appropriate counseling when needed[1][5].
• International Cooperation: OII Germany is part of a global network and collaborates with other organizations such as the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association Europe (ILGA Europe) to strengthen the rights of intersex people worldwide[4].

The vision of OII Germany is a world where intersex people are recognized as part of human diversity and protected from non-consensual interventions and discrimination. A world where they are visible, celebrated, and their human rights are upheld[5].

• 1 - https://www.regenbogenportal.de/informationen/inter-rechte-sind-menschenrechte
• 2 - https://innovationsfonds.g-ba.de/downloads/beschluss-dokumente/707/2024-10-18_Empower-DSD_Ergebnisbericht.pdf
• 3 - https://oiigermany.org/kontakt-und-impressum/
• 4 - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization_Intersex_International
• 5 - https://oiigermany.org