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Purple/yellow roses at Intersex Justice Project's Intersex Awareness Day (2019). Photo: Sarah Jane Rhee.

New York State passes a resolution condemning nonconsensual intersex surgeries.

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Purple/yellow roses at Intersex Justice Project's Intersex Awareness Day (2019). Photo: Sarah Jane Rhee.

In June 2021, New York State passes a resolution condemning nonconsensual surgery on intersex children, and New York State hospitals subsequently halt the practice network-wide. The New York City Council also passes a law requiring an education campaign for healthcare providers and parents of intersex newborns.