Anne Tamar-Mattis

Anne Tamar-Mattis
Nationality American
Education

Brown University, BA

University of California, Berkeley School of Law, JD
Occupation Attorney, advocate, author
Known for Intersex advocacy, founder of interACT

Anne Tamar-Mattis is an 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:

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.

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