Miriam van der Have

Miriam van der Have is an intersex human rights activist and woman with androgen insensitivity syndrome. She is a co-founder and co-chair of OII Europe e.V in 2015, co-founder and managing director of NNID Foundation in the Netherlands [1][2] and member of the ILGA board (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) where she is Intersex Secretariat until spring 2019. Van der Have is also a documentary film maker and journalist.[2]

Miriam van der Have
Born1 November 1958
Nijmegen
NationalityDutch
Known forIntersex human rights activist, co-chair of OII Europe and managing director NNID
Websitennid.nl and oiieurope.org

Early life and career

Diagnosed with androgen insensitivity syndrome,[3] and subjected to surgical intervention,[4] van der Have is an intersex human rights advocate and documentary film maker. She has previously worked as a publisher and journalist. Her documentary work includes a film on four intersex women entitled "Vrouwen met AOS" ("Women with AIS").[2] The documentary premiered on June 15, 2016.[5][6]

Activism

A former chair of Dutch androgen insensitivity syndrome group AISNederland,[7] van der Have is a founder of NNID Foundation and a co-founder of OII Europe. She "came out" as intersex on a television show in 2003.[4] She speaks and writes widely on intersex issues, promoting the emancipation of intersex people.[6][4][8] On Intersex Awareness Day, October 26, 2016, van der Have and Juul van Hoof presented guidance on intersex issues to Minister Jet Bussemaker.[9]

van der Have has stated that, "Intersex variations are not an abnormality or disease. For me intersex refers to the lived experience of the socio-cultural consequences of being born with a body that does not fit within the normative definitions of "man" and "woman." In short, it is about our experiences and not a medical diagnosis."[10] She has called for inclusion of the term "sex characteristics" in Dutch equal treatment legislation.[10]

In December 2016, van der Have was for ILGA elected as the Intersex Secretariat of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, representing NNID.[11]

Selected bibliography
  • "Voeg een I toe aan LHBT: intersekse uit de onzichtbaarheid". Het Parool. August 1, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  • Have, M. J. van der; Intven, I. C. a. H.; Barends, A. (June 2008). "Patiënten, ouders, behandelaars en de patiëntenorganisatie". Tijdschrift voor Kindergeneeskunde. 76 (3): 145–147. doi:10.1007/BF03078194. ISSN 0376-7442. S2CID 76377341.

See also

References
  1. "First ever European Intersex NGO founded. OII Europe sets up work on Intersex Human Right Issues". OII Europe. December 14, 2012.
  2. "OutSummit Speakers 2016". OutRight Action International. 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. Punt, Anne (August 28, 2014). "Duizenden Nederlanders passen niet in het biologische hokje man of vrouw". Vice. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. Cianciotto, Jason (December 24, 2015). "Intersex activism to the fore during UN advocacy push". Gay City News.
  5. "Filmepremière vrouwen met androgeen ongevoeligheid syndroom (AOS)". Atria. 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. "Mama Cash Screening documentaire: 'Vrouwen met AOS'". SPE Amsterdam. 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. "Vrijdag 29 maart: Interseksualiteit – Lezing door Miriam van der Have". Transgender Groep Nijmegen. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. "Upcoming event – Professionally Speaking: challenges to achieving equality for LGBTI people". European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights. March 9, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. "Bussemaker neemt Handreiking Intersekse in ontvangst". COC Nederland. October 26, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  10. van Heesch, Margriet (July 2016), "85.000 Nederlanders hebben een intersekseconditie. Tijd om hen te leren kennen", De Correspondent
  11. "Board". International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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