The World Health Organization, together with OHCHR, UN Women, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF, have issued an interagency statement on Eliminating forced, coercive and otherwise involuntary sterilization. The statement covers intersex people, trans people, women, women with HIV, indigenous and ethnic minority women, and people with disabilities. This is an important development, that recognises the…
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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,…
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Daléa Rundblad talks about intersex, bodies, family and happiness. Updated after Daléa’s interview in Cosmopolitan magazine.
ILGA, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, has been an important actor in bringing together the international intersex movement. To date, ILGA, and its European grouping ILGA-Europe, have brought together activists from all permanently inhabited continents for three annual forums. The local regional group, ILGA Oceania has just been formally established at…
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Tony Briffa held a training and education event for the Salvation Army at the Mitcham Corps in Victoria on 3 April. An article about the event has now been posted to the Salvation Army’s Australian website.
Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has just issued a powerful statement on the rights of intersex people. It acknowledges a history of surgeries without consent, and our rights to self-determination and physical integrity. It acknowledges a need for greater public awareness, and better support for parents, families and intersex children:…
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Morgan was interviewed by John Safran and Father Bob on Sunday Night Safran last Sunday night, on the subject of “secrets”. The interview is from 1:04:30 to 1:15:20.
Governance information and documents, including company and charity information, our constitution, and annual information statements.
The Australian Medical Students’ Association has adopted a new policy document entitled “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) health policy“. OII Australia welcomes this statement, which we hope will have an impact on practices and accreditation standards for medical schools. AMSA is the “peak representative body of Australia’s medical students”. The policy statement…
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Joint statement by Transgender Victoria and OII Australia on the new Anti-Homphobia & Inclusion Framework for Australian Sports. We welcome Wednesday’s publication of the anti-homophobia policy, “Anti-Homophobia & Inclusion Framework For Australian Sports”. We welcome the intention to address issues facing trans and gender diverse people due to their gender identity, and intersex people due…
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Intersex people have innate sex characteristics that don’t fit medical norms for female or male bodies. We risk stigmatisation, discrimination and harm because our bodies are seen as different.
We are a national charity by and for people with innate variations of sex characteristics. We promote health, human rights and bodily autonomy.
The High Court handed down judgement today in the case of NSW Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages v Norrie on Wednesday 2 April. The case is about a transgender person who was born biologically male, had gender reassignment as an adult to affirm an identity as a woman, and who now identifies as being…
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