Dear OII Members, I have followed up on an email by Curtis [Hinkle, founder of OII] in regard to two intersex infants in Uganda who are of concern to our good friend and ally Julius K. Kaggwa of SIPD (Support Initiative for People with atypical sex Development. I had two reasons to correspond with Julius,…
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On behalf of Organization Intersex International Australia… I am here today to support marriage equality. Let me tell you how that seems from an intersex perspective. Intersex people are people who are born with physical differences of sex, differences that challenge the notion of what it is to be male or female, man or woman….
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Friends, I am here today to support marriage equality. Let me tell you how that seems from an intersex perspective. First, a quick explanation of intersex. Intersex people are individuals who do not fit common perceptions of maleness and femaleness. Intersex people are individuals who have genetic, hormonal, congenital and other differences that might be…
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The events surrounding the gold medal run by Ms Caster Semenya in August of this year have created a perfect storm of speculation around intersex. I know little about Ms Semenya save that she has, by winning a gold medal, brought the full force of sex binary enforcement and intersexphobia down on her apparently unsuitable…
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A formal submission supporting the campaign for marriage equality.
Our submission on the Federal Department of Health & Ageing’s new National Women’s Health Policy.
Our submission on the Australian National Human Rights Consultation.
OII Australia has responded to the NSW state government Office for Women’s discussion paper on NSW Domestic and Family Violence Strategic Framework.
Recently there has been a flurry of activity on human rights in Australia: The Human Rights Commissioner has finalized his report into same sex relationships and is in the process of finalizing his Sex & Gender Diversity report. The federal government has appointed four eminent persons to conduct community consultations on Human Rights issues and report…
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