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"Pidgeon Pagonis (born 1986) is an American intersex activist, writer, artist, and consultant. They are an advocate for intersex human rights and against nonconsensual intersex medical interventions. Early life and education Pagonis was born in 1986 in Chicago, Illinois, and has Mexican and Greek ancestry. As a child, Pagonis, who is queer and nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, was diagnosed with androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS). They were not told of this condition, but instead were raised as a girl, told that they had ovarian cancer (when they in fact had no ovaries, but internal testes), and subjected to a series of surgeries to alter their genitalia. They learned about intersex traits during their freshman year in college, while attending a lecture at DePaul University. They subsequently accessed their own medical records, and learned the truth about their condition. In 2020, they learned that their AIS diagnosis was incorrect and that they have another intersex variation, as their low levels of estrogen and osteopenia might have indicated. Pagonis graduated from DePaul with bachelor's and master's degrees in women and gender studies. Activism Pagonis joined the advocacy organization interACT a few years after discovering they were intersex. They became the leadership coordinator of the youth program at interACT. In 2013, Pagonis testified with Mauro Cabral, Natasha Jiménez and Paula Sandrine Machado before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about the medical interventions they were subjected to as an intersex child. They were also featured in the 2012 documentary Intersexion. In 2014, Pagonis created a documentary of their own, The Son They Never Had: Growing Up Intersex, which they tour around the country, advocating against nonconsensual "corrective surgeries". This work was published in a bioethics journal, Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics. The Son They Never Had was also shown at the Leeds Queer Film Festival in the UK in March 2017. In 2015, Pagonis created the hashtag campaign #intersexstories for Intersex Awareness Day. The campaign attracted a huge following, with many intersex people sharing their stories. Pagonis also appeared in a BuzzFeed video about intersex bodies, identities and experiences. Pagonis is a writer for Everyday Feminism, where they have addressed subjects including anti-black racism in the intersex community, interviewing Sean Saifa Wall and Lynnell Stephani Long , and debate over the inclusion of intersex people in the LGBTQA acronym. Pagonis appeared in a 2016 episode of the television series Transparent. They lobbied for the part when meeting show creator Jill Soloway at a White House awards ceremony. Pagonis appeared on the cover of the January 2017 National Geographic "Gender Revolution" issue. They were one of the intersex activists who wrote in expressing concern that being intersex was defined by the magazine as a disorder. National Geographic responded to reader pressure by updating the definition in the online issue. In June 2017, Pagonis appeared in a video for Teen Vogue alongside fellow intersex advocates Emily Quinn and Hanne Gaby Odiele, explaining what it means to be intersex. Awards and recognition Pagonis was one of nine LGBT artists honored as an Obama White House Champion of Change in 2015. They were also one of "30 Under 30" honored by the Windy City Times in 2013. Selected bibliography See also *Intersex rights in the United States *Intersex human rights *Intersex medical interventions References External links 1986 births American people of Greek descent American people of Mexican descent DePaul University alumni Intersex rights activists Intersex rights in the United States Intersex writers LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people LGBT people from Illinois LGBT rights activists from the United States Living people Non-binary writers People from Chicago Intersex non-binary people "
"Velagalapalli is a village located in Chintalapudi Mandal of West Godavari District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Geography Velagalapalli is located at 17.0107869°N 80.9909319°E. It is elevation 21 meters above sea level. Velagalapalli has a vast area of forest land, which starts from the Velgalapalli outcuts and stretches to Lingapalem Mandal. In Velagalapalli forest have a holy hill called Pothuraju Hill, also known as ‘’’Pothuraju Gattu’’’(పోతురాజు గట్టు). Lord Pothuraju situated on this hill. Guardian Lord Pothuraju is an Avatar of lord Vishnu. Pragadavaram (2km), Errampally(4km) , Chintalapudi(7km) , Lingapalem (6km), Fathimapuram (1km) are the nearby villages to Velagalapalli. Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Jangareddygudem, and Nuzvid are the nearby cities to Velagalapalli. Velagalapalli is surrounded by Lingapalem Mandal towards South, Chatrai Mandal towards west, T.Narasapuram Mandal towards East. Velagalapalli is on the border of the West Godavari District and Krishna District. Krishna District Chatrai is west towards the village. Economy Velagalapalli people are mainly dependent on agriculture. Mainly rice, cotton, tobacco, chilly, corn fields, turmeric. Agriculture is the main occupation of people living in Velagalapalli. some of the crops grown in this region include paddy, vegetables, groundnut, mango, lime, etc., Other occupation in Velagalapalli includes the priests, carpenters, blacksmiths, barbers, weavers, potters, oil pressers, leatherworkers, sweepers, water bearers and many others. Governance Civic administration Velagalapalli comes under Pragadavaram Gram panchayat. Politics Velagalapalli is a part of Chintalapudi Assembly constituency for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It is also a part of Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency) Transport Velagalapalli is easily accessed by road from Chintalapudi and Eluru .APSRTC is running buses from Chintalapudi & Eluru to Velagalapalli. The nearest railway station to Velagalapalli is Eluru and the nearest airports are Vijayawada airport. Rajahmundry Airport, Visakhapatnam airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport - Hyderabad. Neighborhood picnic and tourist places Neighborhood picnic and tourist places of this village are NagireddyGudem Water Dam(Tammileru) Appx.5 km far from village, Guntupalli Caves Buddhist Caves, Dwaraka Tirumala Temple, Kolleru Lake 15 km from Eluru, Papi Hills near Polavaram, Polavaram Project, Pattiseema. Temples and churches Velagalapalli has following temples and churches: * Lord Sri Seeta Rama Temple also called Ramalayam * Hamunam temple also called Bhakta Anjaneya Swami Temple * Nagedhra Swami Temple * Our Lady of Fathima Church Fathimapuram Parish (Latin). It was established in 1958. Education * MPP Schools: In Mandal Parishad Primary School, till 5th standard education available. It is established in 1990. * RCM Primary School: Education available till 5th standard. * Private School: St. Antony Primary and High School. Culture and traditions The lifestyle of the village has a mixture of both urban and rural elements. Velagalapalli residents wear both Indian style and Western-style clothing. The most common traditional clothing for women is a Saree and Dhoti for men. Services * Medical Service: 1) Fathima Hospital 2) Homeopathy Clinic and 3) Private Clinic * Postal Service: Sub-Post Office (PIN Code: 534461) * Drinking Water: DW supplying by Grama Panchayat. Also has a mineral water plant running by villagers. * Banks : Andhra Bank branch office (IFSC Code:ANDB0000413) available in Pragadavaram, two km from Velagalapalli. * Petrol bunk: Available * Public Library: Available * Print media : Eenadu , Sakshi etc, daily newspapers available. * Electronic Media: 100+ TV channels are available through cable connection. It Includes Telugu, Hindi and English TV channels. References External links *Velagalapalli Map *MPP School Velagalapalli *Velagalapalli RCM School Villages in West Godavari district "
"Stonecrest is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The boundaries of the city generally lie in the far southeastern corner of the county, and a smaller portion just north of Interstate 20. The city borders the existing municipality of Lithonia, as well as Rockdale and Henry counties. Residents in the area voted in the November 2016 General Election to approve the city. In March 2017, elections were held to elect representatives for five city council districts as well as mayor. Jason Lary, a former insurance executive, concert promoter, and advocate of incorporation was elected the city's first mayor. The City Council members are District 1, Jimmy Clanton, District 2 Rob Turner, District 3 Jazzmin Cobble, District 4 George Turner and District 5 Tammy Grimes. Also the area is represented at the county level by District 5 Commissioner Mereda Davis-Johnson and Super District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran- Johnson. The area is home to the Mall at Stonecrest, for which it is named, as well as the Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve, Flat Rock Archives, and Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. The city had voted a plan to deannex 345 acres of its territory so that the Georgia Legislature could create a new city, to be called Amazon, Georgia, if Stonecrest had been selected to host Amazon's new corporate headquarters, a project which would result in billions of dollars of investment and the creation of 50,000 jobs, a number equal to the estimated population of Stonecrest. Demographics References Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in DeKalb County, Georgia Cities in the Atlanta metropolitan area DeKalb County, Georgia Populated places established in 2017 "