End of financial year appeal – Intersex Human Rights Australia

Dear Supporters

OII Australia has no government funding, and no philanthropic or project support for our advocacy work. We depend on the commitment of our members, and support from the broader community, to enable us to work.

The last year has seen a major shift in awareness, understanding, and recognition:

Enactment of intersex-inclusive anti-discrimination legislation, in which we played a key role.
The publication of a ground-breaking Senate committee report on Involuntary and coerced sterilisation of intersex people in Australia; we again had a key role.
Cross-party speeches in the Senate on intersex health and well-being.
Made submissions on genetic selection, sterilisation, marriage equality, education and more.
Published, for the first time, print and digital resources for allies, parents and service providers.
An address to a side event of the UN Human Rights Council.
Advocacy work on health and identification documents.
Awareness raising events and media around Australia.

Internally, we’ve welcomed new members and a new board, seen the retirement of our founding president, and completed 2 of our first 3 service delivery contracts. We’ve also secured Deductible Gift Recipient Status as a Public Benevolent Institution.