Anne Tamar-Mattis

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]

Anne Tamar-Mattis
NationalityAmerican
EducationBrown University, BA University of California, Berkeley School of Law, JD
OccupationAttorney, advocate, author
Known forIntersex advocacy, founder of interACT

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.

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. 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. "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.
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