Nationality Taiwanese Website oii.tw | Name Hiker Chiu | |
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Known for Intersex activist and educator, founder of Oii-Chinese | ||
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Hiker Chiu is an intersex human rights activist who founded Oii-Chinese 國際陰陽人組織 — 中文版 in 2008.
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Early life
In an interview with Libération, Chiu describes a personal history of surgical and hormonal treatment.
Activism
Through Oii-Chinese organisation aims to end "normalising" surgeries on intersex children, promote awareness of intersex issues, and improve government recognition of gender. As part of this mission, Chiu started a "free hugs with intersex" campaign at Taipei's LGBT Pride Parade in 2010. The organisation also gives lectures and lobbies government.
Chiu participated in the first International Intersex Forum in 2011, including as a spokesperson. In 2015, Chiu joined an international advisory board for a first philanthropic Intersex Human Rights Fund established by the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. In the same year, Chiu was elected to the board of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, representing ILGA Asia.