interACT

interACT joined the National Black Justice Collective - NBJC in Washington, DC, for Equity Week 2026!

We met with lawmakers and committee staff from the Congressional Equality Caucus and Senator John Hickenlooper to discuss policy priorities related to reparative justice, health equity for inters*x people, and how censorship legislation impacts our communities.

Milan, a member of interACT's DMV Youth Advocacy Cohort, joined us in DC and shared, “Equity Week with NBJC was amazing! I loved getting to meet Bria and Apollo IRL, and it felt so affirming to participate in both advocacy and joy with other Black LGBTQIA+ folk on the Hill and at the Equity Ball.”

Rest in power, Emi Koyama.

Emi was an inters*x and transgender activist who worked for the Inters*x Society of North America, co-founded Inters*x Awareness Day, and is known for her work in the third-wave feminist and transfeminist movements.

Our founder, Anne Tamar-Mattis, reflected on Emi's legacy.

"Emi Koyama had an enormous impact on the inters*x movement from its early days. She was a prolific writer and teacher, and her work deeply influenced my understanding of intersectional feminism and critical disability theory, framing my understanding in the context of inters*x rights.

She was a founding member of interACT's Advisory Board (we were then known as the Institute for Inters*x Children and the Law), and was at the roundtable where we crafted our initial Blueprint for Action, a document that shaped our strategy for many years.

She was also intent on accountability for the doctors who promoted harmful interventions on inters*x children -- she named names, attended their talks, asked hard questions, and publicized what she learned. While I am not at liberty to share the details, her extensive archives were crucial at an important moment of accountability for one such surgeon.

I am grateful to have known her and learned from her. Rest in power, Emi."

You can read more about Emi Koyama's legacy and published works on inters*x liberation, including theory, curriculum, and lectures, as archived by Bo Laurent, the founder of the Inters*x Society of North America. The link is included below.

We are forever grateful for her powerful contributions to the inters*x movement and beyond.