You’re invited to a screening of the documentary Stories of Intersex and Faith on October 26th, which is Intersex Awareness Day. The time? 7:00PM CDT.
The eye-opening documentary explores the unique medical, religious, and social barriers that intersex people continue to face today. Through sharing the stories of five intersex people, Stories of Intersex and Faith ultimately helps viewers enter a more constructive conversation on one of the most divisive issues facing not only faith communities, but society as a whole.
While the medical community seeks to “fix” intersex children, many religious communities struggle to understand how intersex people fit into their male/female binary. Yet, these five remarkable stories reveal how some intersex people find healing and hope in their religious faith.
Together they insist, “It’s society that needs to be healed, not us.”
The screening will be followed byStories of Intersex and Faith followed by a panel discussion with Megan Shannon DeFranza, Lianne Simon, Marissa Adams, and Arlene B. Baratz.
Date: OCTOBER 26, 2020, Time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Reserve your seat: REGISTER HERE
Join us on Intersex Awareness Day for a free, virtual screening of Stories of Intersex and Faith followed by a panel discussion with Megan Shannon DeFranza, Lianne Simon, Marissa Adams, and Arlene B. Baratz.
This event is sponsored by:
- Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality at Vanderbilt Divinity School
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Life at Vanderbilt University
- Religion in the Arts and Contemporary Culture at Vanderbilt Divinity School
- Vanderbilt LGBT Policy Lab
- Vanderbilt School of Nursing.
Stories of Intersex and Faith is a partner project that CMAC Research Associate Megan Shannon DeFranza spear-headed while working on the Sex Differences project.
