Description
The still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on people all around the world.
Many surveys on the impact of COVID-19 were developed and launched after the beginning of the crisis, but even when they addressed areas that are of particular concern for intersex people and their families, the still prevailing lack of awareness about intersex people and intersex lives makes it challenging for these surveys to collect meaningful data or to collect data at all. Many intersex people reported that the available COVID-19 surveys did not address the specific challenges created or aggravated for them by COVID-19.
This encouraged the international intersex community to take action. In this session we are presenting reports from 4 different regions – Africa, Asia, Europe and Central Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean, which show the impact of the pandemic specifically on the lives of intersex people and their families.
Speakers
Obioma Chukwuike
They/Them
Executive Director Intersex-Nigeria
Hiker Chiu
No preference
Intersex Asia Chair & Executive Director
Irene Kuzemko
She/Her
Intersex activist, OII Europe
Gaby Gonzalez
First name/They/She
Coordinator and Human Rights Activist
Aeli Rubashkyn
They/Them
Intersex programme officer at ILGA World
