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ilar misinformation such as that intersex people
have “both male and female genitals." As she
points out, no human has both sets of genitals;
intersex people have mixed or atypically formed
genitalia.
“1 frankly do not care that the Traditional
Values Coalition has chosen to include intersex
among its long list of groups they hate, includ­
ing LG BT people and women seeking abor­
tion,” Koyama says. “1 do wish, however, T V C
would stop misrepresenting facts about intersex
conditions and about our movement, because
there could be many supporters of T V C who
have an intersex condition or a child with an
intersex condition who could benefit from
some accurate infonnation. Nobody deserves to
have their genitals mutilated without consent,
even if you are a conservative Christian or a
child of one."
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Seattle couple have joined a national
coalition of Asian Pacific American lead­
ers and organizations^determined to fight mar­
riage discrimination in their communities.
Mala Nagarajan and Vega Suhramaniam,
chief plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Mala Nagarajan and Vega Subramaniam are suing
Washington state’s 1998 Defense of Marriage the state of Washington for the right to marry
Act, are members of Trikone-Northwest, an orga­
nization for “differently oriented” South Asians in
The coalition also includes Japanese Ameri­
the Pacific Northwest from Pakistan, India, Sri
cans A1 and Jane Nakatani, who helped organ­
ize a 1998 campaign against a proposed anti­
Lanka, Africa, Canada and the United States.
“As South Asian American lesbians, we rec­
marriage amendment to the Hawaii Constitu­
tion, and Chinese American Mabel Teng, who
ognize the importance of marriage equality for
made history by marrying the first same-sex cou­
the Asian American community,” the couple
ple in San Francisco earlier this year.
said in a statement. “Marriage is not just about
individuals but also about parents, families and
“For same-sex couples in our communities,
community. W hen our marriage is legally recog­
the basic privilege of hospital visitation rights
nized and no longer stigmatized by our govern­
and health care benefits would be forever un­
attainable,” explained Diana Ming Yin of
ment, we fulfill that family and community
responsibility.”
Scripps College. “The goal of one day being able
to sponsor noncitizen partners for immigration
The coalition was formed by the Asian Pacif­
and naturalization would be forever unreach­
ic American Coalition for Equality, which rec­
able. Ultimately, this amendment is anti-Asian
ognizes the historical legacy of marriage discrim­
American."
ination in the United States and its profound
impact on Asian Pacific American families.
In recent months Asian Pacific American
“Through anti-miscegenation laws, exclu­
religious conservatives have organized rallies
against same-sex marriage, but Andy Wong of
sion acts and immigration restrictions, APA
families have faced a long, heartbreaking legacy
Marriage Equality California said they “are
not representative o f our communities.
of marriage discrimination in the United
Indeed, fair-minded leaders of our APA com ­
States,” said Clay Kwong of the Gay and Les­
munities support equal marriage rights for
bian Alliance Against Defamations People of
same-sex couples and have played a pivotal
Color Media Program. “That shameful legacy
role in spearheading the movement for mar­
continues to impact thousands of APA same-sex
riage equality.” JH
couples who are currently denied access to pro­
tections that marriage would afford them and
Compiled by J im R adosta and M eg D aly
their children.”
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