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{{WikipediaQuote|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Mitchell|Title=Mani Mitchell}}
<blockquote>
'''Mani Bruce Mitchell''' ({{LifeData|1953}}) is an [[intersex]] activist and mental health counselor from Wellington, [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{REFnews
|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10800941
|publisher=The New Zealand Herald
|title=Being intersex: I went from being my parents' son to a daughter
|accessdate=2012-09-05
|date=2012-04-26
}}</ref> In 2021, Mitchell was recognised as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.<ref name="stuff2021"/>
== Early life ==
Mitchell was born and raised in the central North Island on a sheep and cattle farm and educated at Taupo-nui-a-Tia College and the University of Waikato. Identified as a "hermaphrodite" at birth, Mitchell underwent "non-consensual genital 'feminising' surgeries" as a child, and is also a survivor of sexual abuse.<ref name="stuff2021"/>
== Career ==
Since 1996, Mitchell has been actively involved in education on intersex and gender variance issues, lecturing at universities and running workshops around the world, and was also involved in the production of several TV documentaries, a film, and a photography book. Mitchell is a member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors, World Professional Association for Transgender Health and the International Transactional Analysis Association.
Mitchell is the Executive Director of ''Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand'', also known as ''Intersex Awareness New Zealand''.<ref>{{REFweb
|title=ITANZ Trust members
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110095900/http://www.ianz.org.nz/trust%20members2.html
|archived=yes
|date=2013-11-05
|publisher=Intersex Awareness New Zealand
}}</ref>
Mitchell has also narrated the documentary ''Intersexion'' (2012), directed by Grant Lahood, which features the story of Mani Mitchell and many other individuals, and looks at how intersex people navigate their way through life.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516035127/http://documentaryedge.org.nz/2012/ak/film/intersexion
|title=Documentary Edge Festival 2012: Intersexion
|accessdate=2012-09-05
|date=2012-05-16
|archived=yes
}}</ref>
Mitchell also helped organize the third International Intersex Forum in November/December 2013,<ref>{{REFweb
|title=3rd International Intersex Forum in Malta
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226222209/http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/news/latest/3rd_intersex_forum_2013
|publisher=ILGA-Europe
|date=2013-07-22
}}</ref> and participated in a meeting of New Zealand and Australian intersex organizations in Darlington, Sydney, Australia, leading to publication of the Darlington Statement policy platform.<ref name="dpmc2021"/>
In 2021, Mitchell spoke of amazement at seeing "intersex people 'moving out of that shame and secrecy and into a playful, joyful place' over the years".<ref name="stuff2021"/>
== Recognition ==
In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Mitchell was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for their work as a human rights advocate and educator.<ref name="stuff2021">{{REFnews
|last=Chumko
|first=Andre
|publisher=Stuff
|title=Queen's Birthday Honours: Intersex advocate Mani Bruce Mitchell on doing the mahi
|accessdate=2021-07-10
|date=2021-06-06
|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/125333190/queens-birthday-honours-intersex-advocate-mani-bruce-mitchell-on--doing-the-mahi
}}</ref><ref name="dpmc2021">{{REFweb
|publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
|title=Queen's Birthday Honours 2021 – citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
|accessdate=2021-07-10
|date=2021-06-07
|url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/qb2021-mnzm
}}</ref> Mitchell is thought to be one of the first intersex non-binary New Zealanders to receive the award.<ref name="stuff2021"/>
</blockquote>
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Black and White]]
* [[Mani's story]]
{{LINKS}}
* {{URLwebsite|http://www.manimitchell.com/}}
* {{REFweb
|url=http://www.ianz.org.nz/
|title=Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand
}}
* {{URLwikipedia|Mani_Mitchell|Mani Mitchell|2022-08-15}}
{{REF}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Mani Bruce}}
[[Category:Person]]
[[Category:Intersex]]
[[Category:Intactivist]]
[[Category:New Zealand]]
{{WikipediaQuote|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Mitchell|Title=Mani Mitchell}}
<blockquote>
'''Mani Bruce Mitchell''' ({{LifeData|1953}}) is an [[intersex]] activist and mental health counselor from Wellington, [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{REFnews
|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10800941
|publisher=The New Zealand Herald
|title=Being intersex: I went from being my parents' son to a daughter
|accessdate=2012-09-05
|date=2012-04-26
}}</ref> In 2021, Mitchell was recognised as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.<ref name="stuff2021"/>
== Early life ==
Mitchell was born and raised in the central North Island on a sheep and cattle farm and educated at Taupo-nui-a-Tia College and the University of Waikato. Identified as a "hermaphrodite" at birth, Mitchell underwent "non-consensual genital 'feminising' surgeries" as a child, and is also a survivor of sexual abuse.<ref name="stuff2021"/>
== Career ==
Since 1996, Mitchell has been actively involved in education on intersex and gender variance issues, lecturing at universities and running workshops around the world, and was also involved in the production of several TV documentaries, a film, and a photography book. Mitchell is a member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors, World Professional Association for Transgender Health and the International Transactional Analysis Association.
Mitchell is the Executive Director of ''Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand'', also known as ''Intersex Awareness New Zealand''.<ref>{{REFweb
|title=ITANZ Trust members
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110095900/http://www.ianz.org.nz/trust%20members2.html
|archived=yes
|date=2013-11-05
|publisher=Intersex Awareness New Zealand
}}</ref>
Mitchell has also narrated the documentary ''Intersexion'' (2012), directed by Grant Lahood, which features the story of Mani Mitchell and many other individuals, and looks at how intersex people navigate their way through life.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516035127/http://documentaryedge.org.nz/2012/ak/film/intersexion
|title=Documentary Edge Festival 2012: Intersexion
|accessdate=2012-09-05
|date=2012-05-16
|archived=yes
}}</ref>
Mitchell also helped organize the third International Intersex Forum in November/December 2013,<ref>{{REFweb
|title=3rd International Intersex Forum in Malta
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226222209/http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/news/latest/3rd_intersex_forum_2013
|publisher=ILGA-Europe
|date=2013-07-22
}}</ref> and participated in a meeting of New Zealand and Australian intersex organizations in Darlington, Sydney, Australia, leading to publication of the Darlington Statement policy platform.<ref name="dpmc2021"/>
In 2021, Mitchell spoke of amazement at seeing "intersex people 'moving out of that shame and secrecy and into a playful, joyful place' over the years".<ref name="stuff2021"/>
== Recognition ==
In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Mitchell was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for their work as a human rights advocate and educator.<ref name="stuff2021">{{REFnews
|last=Chumko
|first=Andre
|publisher=Stuff
|title=Queen's Birthday Honours: Intersex advocate Mani Bruce Mitchell on doing the mahi
|accessdate=2021-07-10
|date=2021-06-06
|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/125333190/queens-birthday-honours-intersex-advocate-mani-bruce-mitchell-on--doing-the-mahi
}}</ref><ref name="dpmc2021">{{REFweb
|publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
|title=Queen's Birthday Honours 2021 – citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
|accessdate=2021-07-10
|date=2021-06-07
|url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/qb2021-mnzm
}}</ref> Mitchell is thought to be one of the first intersex non-binary New Zealanders to receive the award.<ref name="stuff2021"/>
</blockquote>
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Black and White]]
* [[Mani's story]]
{{LINKS}}
* {{URLwebsite|http://www.manimitchell.com/}}
* {{REFweb
|url=http://www.ianz.org.nz/
|title=Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand
}}
* {{URLwikipedia|Mani_Mitchell|Mani Mitchell|2022-08-15}}
{{REF}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Mani Bruce}}
[[Category:Person]]
[[Category:Intersex]]
[[Category:Intactivist]]
[[Category:New Zealand]]