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Miriam van der Have

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Miriam van der Have
Born1 November 1958
Nijmegen
NationalityDutch
Known forIntersex human rightsactivist, co-chair ofOII Europeand managing director NNID
Websitennid.nlandoiieurope.org

Miriam van der Haveis anintersex human rightsactivist and woman withandrogen insensitivity syndrome.She is a co-founder and co-chair ofOII Europe e.Vin 2015, co-founder and managing director of NNID Foundation in the Netherlands[1][2]and member of the ILGA board (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) where she is Intersex Secretariat until spring 2019. Van der Have is also a documentary film maker and journalist.[2]

Early life and career

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Diagnosed withandrogen insensitivity syndrome,[3]and subjected tosurgical intervention,[4]van der Have is anintersexhuman rights advocate and documentary film maker. She has previously worked as a publisher and journalist. Her documentary work includes a film on four intersex women entitled "Vrouwen met AOS" ( "Women with AIS" ).[2]The documentary premiered on June 15, 2016.[5][6]

Activism

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A former chair of Dutch androgen insensitivity syndrome group AISNederland,[7]van der Have is a founder of NNID Foundation and a co-founder ofOII Europe.She "came out" as intersex on a television show in 2003.[4]She speaks and writes widely on intersex issues, promoting the emancipation of intersex people.[6][4][8]OnIntersex Awareness Day,October 26, 2016, van der Have and Juul van Hoof presented guidance on intersex issues to Minister Jet Bussemaker.[9]

van der Have has stated that, "Intersex variations are not an abnormality or disease. For me intersex refers to the lived experience of the socio-cultural consequences of being born with a body that does not fit within the normative definitions of" man "and" woman. "In short, it is about our experiences and not a medical diagnosis."[10]She has called for inclusion of the term "sex characteristics"in Dutch equal treatment legislation.[10]

In December 2016, van der Have was for ILGA elected as the Intersex Secretariat of theInternational Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association,representing NNID.[11]

Selected bibliography

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  • "Voeg een I toe aan LHBT: intersekse uit de onzichtbaarheid".Het Parool.August 1, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 12,2017.
  • Have, M. J. van der; Intven, I. C. a. H.; Barends, A. (June 2008). "Patiënten, ouders, behandelaars en de patiëntenorganisatie".Tijdschrift voor Kindergeneeskunde.76(3): 145–147.doi:10.1007/BF03078194.ISSN0376-7442.S2CID76377341.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"First ever European Intersex NGO founded. OII Europe sets up work on Intersex Human Right Issues".OII Europe.December 14, 2012.
  2. ^abc"OutSummit Speakers 2016".OutRight Action International.2016.RetrievedJanuary 12,2017.
  3. ^Punt, Anne (August 28, 2014)."Duizenden Nederlanders passen niet in het biologische hokje man of vrouw".Vice.RetrievedJanuary 12,2017.
  4. ^abcCianciotto, Jason (December 24, 2015)."Intersex activism to the fore during UN advocacy push".Gay City News.
  5. ^"Filmepremière vrouwen met androgeen ongevoeligheid syndroom (AOS)".Atria.2016.RetrievedJanuary 12,2017.
  6. ^ab"Mama Cash Screening documentaire: 'Vrouwen met AOS'".SPE Amsterdam.2016.RetrievedJanuary 12,2017.
  7. ^"Vrijdag 29 maart: Interseksualiteit – Lezing door Miriam van der Have".Transgender Groep Nijmegen.RetrievedJanuary 12,2017.
  8. ^"Upcoming event – Professionally Speaking: challenges to achieving equality for LGBTI people".European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.March 9, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 12,2017.
  9. ^"Bussemaker neemt Handreiking Intersekse in ontvangst".COC Nederland.October 26, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 12,2017.
  10. ^abvan Heesch, Margriet (July 2016), "85.000 Nederlanders hebben een intersekseconditie. Tijd om hen te leren kennen",De Correspondent
  11. ^"Board".International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association.RetrievedJanuary 12,2017.
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