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German proposals for a “third gender” on birth certificates 20 Aug 2013 | 02:33 pm
Over recent days, there have been a number of articles stating that the German federal government is proposing a “third gender” or blank designation on birth certificates for intersex people. As with ...
Tony Briffa on Tony’s experience as an intersex person 4 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Tony Briffa, OII Australia and AISSGA board member, talks about Tony’s experience as an intersex person in this animation for the NICHE IDAHO project. Tony talks about medicalisation, identity, dating...
LGBTI organisations welcome new federal anti-discrimination protections 1 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Joint press statement LGBTI human rights organisations today welcomed the commencement of federal protections on the grounds of ‘sexual orientation’, ‘gender identity’, ‘intersex status’ and ‘marital ...
On the NSW same sex marriage report 29 Jul 2013 | 09:33 am
We’ve had some time to reflect on the NSW Parliamentary Social Issues Committee report on same sex marriage. It contains mixed news for intersex people. The nub of the issue for us can be seen in the ...
Out of the Pan interview on the sterilisation inquiry 28 Jul 2013 | 10:23 am
Morgan was interviewed earlier today by Sally Goldner and Blair Archbold on 3CR‘s Out of the Pan programme – many thanks for inviting Morgan onto the show! The main focus was on the Senate’s sterilisa...
Medicare is now sex and gender neutral 24 Jul 2013 | 06:44 am
We welcome the Health Minister’s announcement today that Medicare will be gender and sex neutral. For intersex people, the fact that our bodies do not conform to sex norms means that the healthcare is...
It’s time to stop cosmetic genital surgery on intersex infants 18 Jul 2013 | 06:59 am
It’s time to stop. In 2013, cosmetic genital surgeries still take place on intersex infants in Australia to make them “appear normal”. The surgeries are carried out primarily for social reasons: fears...
We welcome the first Senate report on the involuntary sterilisation of people with disabilities 17 Jul 2013 | 11:46 am
The Senate’s Community Affairs Reference Committee has just published its first document on involuntary or coerced sterilisation. A second report, focusing on intersex people, will be published in a c...
Clinicians acknowledge lack of justification for surgeries on intersex infants in Australia 15 Jul 2013 | 03:50 pm
Two recent submissions by the Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group (APEG) and the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne (RCH) to the Senate Inquiry on involuntary or coerced sterilisation offer some...
Update on Senate Inquiry on involuntary and coerced sterilisation 13 Jul 2013 | 08:50 am
The Senate’s Community Affairs Committee has announced that the final report of its inquiry on the involuntary and coerced sterilisation of people with disabilities will now be split into two reports....
