Intersex Awareness Day; Screening & Discussion
hosted by Boston City Councilor Henry Santana
Join us for a screening and discussion in honor of October’s Intersex Awareness Day! The MRKH Intersex Organization, Boston City Councilor At-Large Henry Santana, and BPL Parker Hill are proud to co-host a special screening of the acclaimed documentary "Every Body."
This compelling film shares the incredibly personal journeys of three intersex individuals who have transformed childhoods shadowed by shame, secrecy, and non-consensual surgeries into vibrant, thriving adulthoods.
Following the screening, we invite you to participate in a discussion led by Esther Leidolf, founder of the Jamaica Plain MRKH Organization and intersex activist. Esther will delve deeper into the themes of the film and share insights from their book, "Not Uncommon, Just Unheard Of."
Copies of "Not Uncommon, Just Unheard Of" will be available for purchase at the event. Don't miss this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding, engage in meaningful dialogue, and show your support for the intersex community.
About the Facilitator: Esther Leidolf is a semi-retired carpenter and medical sociologist with a background in public health data management. Their essays have been published internationally, and Esther has appeared in a number of documentaries, including the award-winning Intersexion. Esther currently works as a consultant on federal and local levels, hoping to make their experience and community less “unheard of.”
Community Partners!
Bisexual Resource Center https://biresource.org/ Stonewall Sports https://sites.google.com/stonewallsports.org/bos QNEST https://qnest.org/ SpeakOUT https://www.speakoutboston.org/ interACT https://interactadvocates.org/ MA Commission on LGBTQ+ Youth mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-commission-on-lgbtq-youth Allston-Brighton Food Pantry & Brighton Allston Congregational Church https://www.brightonallstonucc.org/food-pantry
TQNC is a grassroots nonprofit fostering queer joy, advocacy, and arts for Greater Boston’s LGBTQIA+ and ally community. TQNC hosts queer community events where we can safely exist as our whole selves, advocates for our queer community, and provides support services for queer community members facing threats to their basic physical and mental health. Find us on Instagram & Bluesky @tqncboston or TQNC.org.