Intersex News around the world – Quarter 2-2024

April 12, 2024
German lawmakers are expected to vote on Friday on legislation that would make it easier for transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people to change their name and gender legally. The change would replace the existing “transsexual law” and mean that individuals would no longer need to present a medical certificate or obtain expert opinions to change gender, the German justice ministry said.
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May 7, 2024
On May 7th, 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted two legislative proposals to strengthen the role and independence of equality bodies in the EU and set minimum standards for equality bodies, addressing their mandate, tasks, independence, structure, powers, accessibility, and resources. 
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June 16, 2024
THE LIMERICK LGBTQIA+ Pride committee has thanked Limerick City and County Council and outgoing mayor, Gerald Mitchell for raising the 2024 Pride flag at City Hall, in one of his last acts as the first citizen. This year also marks a special milestone as the Limerick Pride flag includes the intersex symbol for the first time.
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July 2, 2024
Glastonbury is set to host a landmark celebration of diversity and unity with the upcoming Glastonbury Pride 2024, which will feature the Intersex-Inclusive Pride Flag flying high above the Town Hall for the first time. Scheduled for Sunday, 28th July, the event promises a full day of activities centered around visibility, queer spirituality, and community solidarity for Glastonbury’s LGBTQi+ population, along with their families, friends, and allies.
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July 10, 2024
On Saturday, July 13, Trans and Intersex Pride will take to the streets of Dublin for their 2024 march calling for trans liberation and bodily autonomy for intersex people. Supporters are encouraged to assemble at the Garden of Remembrance, and start the march through the city centre.
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June 10, 2024
The Township of Nutley Board of Commissioners proclaimed June 2024 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex + “Pride Month” at the June 6, 2024, open public meeting.
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June 25, 2024
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday reinstated an agency rule prohibiting residents from using “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards. In a one-page order, justices stayed a lower-court ruling that had blocked the new rule that also made it more difficult for transgender people to change the sex listed on their IDs and licenses
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June 27, 2024
The 2023 Montana law, S.B. 458, sponsored by Republican Sen. Carl Glimm was ruled unconstitutional by District Court Judge Shane Vannatta on the grounds that the law’s description did not plainly state its purpose.
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