PIDGEON PAGONIS // intersex activist & filmmaker

Booking Contact: (773) 609-0487, hi@pidgeonismy.name

What is Intersex? Even though there are about as many intersex people as there are people with red hair, the term is not well understood. According to the Free & Equal Intersex Fact Sheet: Intersex people are born with sex characteristics that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies. Intersex is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of natural bodily variations. In some cases, intersex traits are visible at birth while in others, they are not apparent until puberty or may not be physically apparent at all.

Testimonials

“I loved Pidgeon’s presentation. They are authentic, relatable and engaging. Getting a room filled with 11th and 12th graders is no easy feat, but Pidgeon pulled it off with ease. I highly recommend Pidgeon to anyone looking to learn about being intersex, fitting-in and/or identity in general.”

– Janah Bocio LCSW, Social Worker, The Churchill School & Center in NYC

“Pidgeon gave an engaging presentation for part of Portland State University’s Pride Month. We really enjoyed that Pidgeon discussed intersex topics in really thoughtful and dynamic ways, especially through showing their unique and powerful documentary.”

– Grace Piper, student organizer, Portland State University, May 2016

“Pidgeon gave the keynote address at our annual Lavender Graduation and Stonewall Awards, an event honoring LGBTQA students. The keynote was a beautiful blend of Pidgeon’s lived experience with injustice as an intersex person and the importance of finding solidarity in a community of resistance.”

– Katy Weseman, LGBTQA Student Services Coordinator, DePaul University in Chicago

Book Pidgeon to Speak On:

• Intersex Issues
• Intersex 101 & How To Be A Better Ally
• Intersex History
• Intersex Activism Past & Present
• Intersex and Intersectionality
• The Son I Never Had: Growing Up Intersex documentary
• Sex, Gender & Intersex
• Healing Sexuality
• Binaries & Spectrums
• Queer, Non-Binary & Asexual identities
• Talks can be modified for middle and high school students…

Featured 2018 Speaking Engagements:

• Feb 5 - Keynote, University of Michigan's LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness Week 
• Feb 8 & 9 - Screenings at Phoenix PFLAG
• Feb 17 - Workshop at MBLGTACC Conference - Omaha, NE
• Feb 21 - Class Visit, Pacific Northwest College of Art - Portland, OR
• March 10 & 12  - International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights - Geneva, Switzerland
• March 13 - Speaking at University of Vienna - Austria
• March 15 - Screening at Aks International Minorities Festival - Islamabad, Pakistan
• March 21 - Kiki Corner at Soho House - Chicago, IL
• April 4 - Keynote, at University of Northern Iowa Pride
• April 12 - Ursinus College - Collegeville, PA
• April 14 - Tufts Univeristy - Boston, MA
• April 16 - Penn State 
• April 19 - Simmons College - Boston, MA
• May 9 - Astraea Lesbian Foudnation for Justice - NYC
• June 29 - 4th Annual LGBTQ+ Health Conference - Maine
• Oct 3 - Missouri State University