Intersex rights in Taiwan, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 18 relations: Constitution of the Republic of China, Control Yuan, Gender Equity Education Act (Taiwan), Hermaphrodite, Hiker Chiu, Household registration in Taiwan, Intersex, Intersex human rights, Intersex medical interventions, Intersex rights in China, LGBT rights in Taiwan, Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan), Oii-Chinese, Ombudsman, Organisation Intersex International, Taiwan, Third gender, Xie Jianshun.

Constitution of the Republic of China

The Constitution of the Republic of China is the fifth and current constitution of the Republic of China (ROC), ratified by the Kuomintang during the Constituent National Assembly session on 25 December 1946, in Nanjing, and adopted on 25 December 1947.

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Control Yuan

The Control Yuan is the supervisory and auditory branch of the government of the Republic of China, both during its time in mainland China and Taiwan.

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Gender Equity Education Act (Taiwan)

Gender Equality Education Act of Taiwan was enacted on June 23, 2004.

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Hermaphrodite

A hermaphrodite is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes.

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Hiker Chiu

Hiker Chiu (born 1966) is a Taiwanese intersex human rights activist who founded Oii-Chinese in 2008 and cofounded Intersex Asia in 2018.

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Household registration in Taiwan

Household registration is a Taiwanese civil and family registration system.

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Intersex

Intersex people are individuals born with any of several sex characteristics, including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies".

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Intersex human rights

Intersex people are born with sex characteristics, such as chromosomes, gonads, or genitals, that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies." Intersex persons often face stigmatisation and discrimination from birth, particularly when an intersex variation is visible.

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Intersex medical interventions

Intersex medical interventions (IMI), sometimes known as intersex genital mutilations (IGM), are surgical, hormonal and other medical interventions performed to modify atypical or ambiguous genitalia and other sex characteristics, primarily for the purposes of making a person's appearance more typical and to reduce the likelihood of future problems.

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Intersex rights in China

Intersex rights in China including the People's Republic of China, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, etc., are protections and rights afforded to intersex people through legislation and regulation.

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LGBT rights in Taiwan

The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Republic of China (Taiwan) are regarded as some of the most comprehensive of those in Asia.

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Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan)

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) is the Executive Yuan ministry responsible for the administration of the public health system, social welfare, affordable and universal health care, hospitals, pharmaceutical, immunization programs, disease prevention, supervision and coordination of local health agencies in Taiwan.

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Oii-Chinese

Oii-Chinese (國際陰陽人組織 — 中文版) is an intersex advocacy and support group and the Chinese-language affiliate of Organisation Intersex International.

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Ombudsman

An ombudsman (also), ombud, ombuds, bud, ombudswoman, ombudsperson, or public advocate is a government employee who investigates and tries to resolve complaints, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation.

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Organisation Intersex International

The Organisation Intersex International (OII) is a global advocacy and support group for people with intersex traits.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.

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Third gender

Third gender is a concept in which individuals are categorized, either by themselves or by society, as neither a man or woman.

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Xie Jianshun

Xie Jianshun (born January 24, 1918) was a Taiwanese intersex man who gained considerable fame in 1953 when his variation was discovered by doctors of the Republic of China Armed Forces.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex_rights_in_Taiwan

Also known as History of intersex rights in Taiwan.