{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://balint.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=131", "Rep. Becca Balint and Rep. Mark Pocan Introduce Intersex Awareness Day Resolution", "2023-10-26", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "VT", "Becca Balint", "B001318", "balint.house.gov", "balint", "https://balint.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Becca Balint and Equality Caucus Chair Mark Pocan (WI-02) introduced the Intersex Awareness Day Resolution. The resolution recognizes October 26 as Intersex Awareness Day and affirms the dignity, and the universal human right to bodily autonomy of intersex people.\n\nIntersex Awareness Day is recognized on October 26 following the first public demonstration by intersex people in the United States at the annual conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1996.\n\n\u201cIntersex people must be recognized as valid and seen within the LGBTQI+ community,\u201d said Equality Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL). \u201cThis resolution is an important step in uplifting the intersex community and fighting interphobia. I\u2019m proud to join Equality Caucus Chair Mark Pocan in working toward intersex awareness and equality.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor far too long, intersex people have been left out of the conversation when discussing inclusivity, health equity, and equality for all,\u201d said Equality Caucus Chair Mark Pocan (WI-02).\u201cToday and every day we must uplift members of the intersex community and recommit to ensuring all levels of government are prioritizing the needs of the intersex community. That\u2019s why I was glad to join Co-Chair Becca Balint in introducing the first congressional resolution to recognize Intersex Awareness Day today.\u201d\n\nThe Intersex Awareness Day Resolution:\n\nSupports the goals and ideals of Intersex Awareness Day;\n\nEncourages the Federal Government, States, localities, nonprofit organizations, schools, and community organizations to observe the day with appropriate programs and activities, with the goal of increasing public knowledge of the intersex community and empowering individuals to celebrate and respect their diversity;\n\nEncourages health care providers to offer culturally and clinically competent care to the intersex community, and schools to support education regarding the intersex community, and connect individuals to resources for young people with intersex variations and their families; and\n\nEncourages the Federal Government, States, international funding organizations, and United States bilateral and multilateral aid efforts to prioritize the health and human rights of intersex people.\n\nIntersex refers to having innate variations in physical traits that differ from typical expectations for male or female bodies regarding the development, appearance, or function of sex-related characteristics. This includes variations in one or more traits such as genitals, gonads and other reproductive organs, hormone production or response, or chromosome patterns, which may present at birth or may occur naturally at a later time.\n\nFull text of the resolution can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://balint.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=131"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7146929856389761, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}