Legal Discussion on Intersex

A diverse collection of academics and activists gathered at a symposium on Intersex Education, Advocacy, and the Law held at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University in New York City on February 22-23 co-sponsored by the Cardozo Women’s Law Journal and Bodies Like Ours. Panelists discussed

• Classifying Gender: Cultural Imperatives and Legal Constraints
• The Cultural [Il]logic of “Normalization” Surgery

• Informing Consent: Whose “Best Interest” is at Stake?
• New Critical Frameworks: the Colombia Decision and San Francisco’s Human Rights Commission Report
• The Politics of Intersex

Professor Julie Greenberg of Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego gave the keynote address.