Anne Tamar-Mattis

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Anne Tamar-Mattis
NationalityAmerican
EducationBrown University, BA University of California, Berkeley School of Law, JD
Occupation(s)Attorney, advocate, author
Known forIntersex advocacy, founder of interACT

Anne Tamar-Mattis is an American attorney, human rights advocate, and founder of interACT (formerly Advocates for Informed Choice).[1][2] She currently serves as interACT's Legal Director.[3]

Career

Anne Tamar-Mattis spent six years as the Director of the National Youth Talkline at Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center, a national peer-support line for LGBTQ youth.[4] She became the first Program Director for the San Francisco LGBT Community Center in 2001.[5][6] In 2003 she took a hiatus to attend law school and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2006.

Tamar-Mattis founded interACT with the support of fellowships from Equal Justice Works (2006) and Echoing Green (2008).[7][8][9][10] She has been an adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law since 2008 where she teaches Sexual Orientation & the Law.[11][12]

Selected bibliography

Selected publications include:

  • Tamar-Mattis, A. (August 2014). "Patient advocate responds to DSD surgery debate". Journal of Pediatric Urology. 10 (4): 788–789. doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2014.03.019. ISSN 1477-5131. PMID 24909610.
  • Tamar-Mattis, Anne; Baratz, Arlene; Baratz Dalke, Katharine; Karkazis, Katrina (January 2014). "Emotionally and cognitively informed consent for clinical care for differences of sex development". Psychology and Sexuality. 5 (1): 44–55. doi:10.1080/19419899.2013.831215. ISSN 1941-9899.
  • Tamar-Mattis, Anne (2014). "Medical Treatment of People with intersex conditions as Torture and cruel, inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment". Torture in Healthcare Settings: Reflections on the Special Rapporteur on Torture's 2013 Thematic Report. Washington, DC: Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law. pp. 91–104. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  • Feder, Ellen K.; Dreger, Alice; Tamar-Mattis, Anne (March 2013). "More Rhetoric Than Argument?". Hastings Center Report. 43 (2): 4–6. doi:10.1002/hast.148. ISSN 0093-0334. PMID 23494692.
  • Tamar-Mattis, Anne (October 30, 2012). "The Dex Diaries, Part 9: The Real Silent Majority". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  • Dreger, Alice; Feder, Ellen K.; Tamar-Mattis, Anne (September 2012). "Prenatal Dexamethasone for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: An Ethics Canary in the Modern Medical Mine". Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. 9 (3): 277–294. doi:10.1007/s11673-012-9384-9. ISSN 1176-7529. PMC 3416978. PMID 22904609.
  • Tamar-Mattis, Anne (April 19, 2012). "Sterilization and Minors with Intersex Conditions in California Law". California Law Review. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  • Tamar-Mattis, Anne (February 2011). "DSD and genital surgery: Are caregivers failing the 'thank you' test?". Endocrine Today.
  • Karkazis, Katrina; Tamar-Mattis, Anne; Kon, Alexander A. (August 2010). "Genital surgery for disorders of sex development: implementing a shared decision-making approach". Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism. 23 (8): 789–805. doi:10.1515/jpem.2010.129. ISSN 0334-018X. PMID 21073122.
  • Dreger, Alice; Feder, Ellen K; Tamar-Mattis, Anne (June 2010), Preventing Homosexuality (and Uppity Women) in the Womb?, The Hastings Center Bioethics Forum
  • Tamar-Mattis, A. (2006). "Exceptions to the Rule: Curing the Law's Failure to Protect Intersex Infants". Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice. 21 (1): 59–110.

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Anne Tamar-Mattis was recognized as an Unsung Hero by KQED.[13] 2011 saw her elected to the American Law Institute, and in 2012 Anne was awarded the Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Award for Outstanding Advocacy on Behalf of Social Justice for Women.[11][14]

Personal life

Tamar-Mattis lives with her partner, intersex activist and medical doctor, Suegee Tamar-Mattis. They are the parents of two children.[6] In 2012, they appeared in the documentary feature, Intersexion.

References

  1. ^ Children with Intersex Conditions: An Interview with Anne Tamar-Mattis, Lavender Magazine, June 5, 2008
  2. ^ "Mission and History". interACT. 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  3. ^ "Advocates for Informed Choice Blog". 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Advocates for Informed Choice". Archived from the original on 2013-06-03.
  5. ^ Anne Tamar-Mattis: Grounded in Community and Light on Her Feet, Echoing Green, December 5, 2013
  6. ^ a b Who we Are: Anne Tamar-Mattis Archived June 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Advocates for Informed Choice
  7. ^ "Anne Tamar-Mattis | Equal Justice Works". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  8. ^ Anne Tamar-Mattis | Echoing Green
  9. ^ "Anne Tamar-Mattis: Founder & Executive Director". Advocates for Informed Choice. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  10. ^ Against the Grain - March 5, 2012 at 12:00pm | KPFA 94.1 FM Berkeley: Listener Sponsored Free Speech Radio
  11. ^ a b "2012 Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Award for Outstanding Advocacy on Behalf of Social Justice for Women: Anne Tamar-Mattis". Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law and Justice. Berkeley Women's Law Journal. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  12. ^ Berkeley Law - News Archive Archived March 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "2010 LGBT Heroes". KQED. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Member Directory". American Law Institute. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2013.

External links

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