Books and selected journal articles on intersex issues, including fiction, peer-reviewed papers, and biographies.
The Intersex Youth Mental Health Report by The Trevor Project focuses on the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ youth who are intersex. The report highlights that intersex youth face disproportionately high rates of mental health challenges compared to their non-intersex peers. The report was conducted with 1000 individuals in the United States but in…
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The third edition of “The State of Intersex Organizing” has been released today and the report provides an in-depth analysis of the work being done by intersex activists globally. It highlights the growth of the intersex movement, especially since 2015, and the increasing number of organisations dedicated to intersex rights. However, it also points…
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The American Journal of Bioethics has published a new journal article by Dr Morgan Carpenter. The article raises some important questions following the 2024 Paris Olympics. Events at the 2024 Paris Olympics sadly highlight the inability of a categorical system (weight), additional to sex, to allay concerns regarding participation by athletes purported to have…
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Social Sciences journal has published a peer-reviewed perspective on the context and goals of the intersex movement in Australia, by Dr Morgan Carpenter.
An introduction to the health and well-being of people with innate variations of sex characteristics, with links to third party resources published by the Australian Human Rights Commission and clinical bodies.
26 October is Intersex Awareness Day, 2021! Find out more about what’s happening, images and new resources to share, and things you can do to support the work of intersex communities in Australia (and Aotearoa NZ).
Intersex Human Rights Australia and Equality Australia have today welcomed the findings of a landmark report by the Australian Human Rights Commission on protecting the human rights of intersex people in medical settings.
Morgan Carpenter writes in capacity as a member of the drafting committee and a signatory of the Yogyakarta Principles plus 10, outlining the significance of the Principles to intersex people.
Writing From Below will publish a special issue in 2020 to honour and extend the impact of the work of Dr Michael Noble. His book, Nicholas Culpeper and the Mystery of the Philosopher’s Stone, has also been published.
In YOUth & I, intersex youth tell their own stories, how they want to and in their own way. YOUth & I is an Australian publication created and edited by Steph Lum, and supported by the ACT Capital of Equality grants program. Download a free copy.
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has published an essential new background note on human rights violations against intersex people.
Multiple UN Treaty Body committees have issued concluding observations to Australia on the rights of children with intersex variations.
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