Categories by location – Intersex Human Rights Australia

Morgan Carpenter: Diversity & power in mental health services, addressing structural violence

30 August 2014

Morgan Carpenter spoke at The Mental Health Services Conference in Perth this August, as part of an intersectional symposium entitled Diversity & power in mental health services, Addressing structural violence. The conference is the largest and longest running multidisciplinary mental health conference in Australasia: TheMHS Conference attracts over 1000 mental health clinicians, managers, consumers, carers/families,…
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Tony Briffa in movie “West and Proud”

4 July 2014

Tony Briffa appears in WESTANDPROUD, a new movie collecting eight interviews on lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex life in Melbourne’s west.

Tony Briffa at the University of Melbourne medical student conference

1 July 2014

On 1 July, Tony Briffa presented to the University of Melbourne medical student conference at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, along with clinicians Garry Warne and Sonia Grover, and ethicist Lynn Gillam.

Thank you, Senators Louise Pratt and Sue Boyce

30 June 2014

Today is the last day of office for two Senators who have played a key role in the pursuit of human rights and better health outcomes for intersex people in Australia, and we thank them both for their commitment and work.

Intersex people and mental health: Morgan Carpenter’s speech at Courageous Voices conference

27 July 2014

Morgan Carpenter was a plenary speaker at Courageous Voices, the LGBTI Mental Health Conference 2014. The event was held on 26-27 June at the Pullman Sydney Hyde Park Hotel, 36 College Street in Sydney. The conference focused on LGBTI mental health and suicide prevention. Morgan spoke for 15 minutes on mental health and cultural issues…
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Tony Briffa at the 2014 Cultural Diversity in Ageing conference

13 June 2014

Tony Briffa was a keynote speaker on “Being an intersex, queer and ethnic community leader in a diverse, multicultural city” at the Cultural Diversity in Ageing 2014 Conference: Shaping Inclusive Services on 13 June 2014.

Tony Briffa speaks at the Darwin Outgames Human Rights Forum

19 May 2014

Tony Briffa spoke on “Nothing about us without us – Stepping out of the shadows and giving intersex people a voice” for OII Australia and the Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group Australia at the Darwin Outgames Human Rights Forum on 15 May this year. Here is the speech. Good morning everyone. I would like to…
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Salvation Army: intersex people “Made in God’s image”

12 May 2014

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.

High Court recognises “non-specific” gender identity, implications for intersex people

7 May 2014

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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Birth registrations in ACT

22 March 2014

We acknowledge the constructive intent of the ACT government in reforming Births, Deaths and Marriages legislation today. We warmly welcome the increase in time limit for registration of a birth, and the likely absence of any necessity for clinical treatment for intersex people who may wish to change classification. We welcome the naming of a…
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Community consultation forum for parents, Victoria Department of Health

13 March 2014

Victoria Department of Health is holding a consultation forum for parents of children with intersex variations. There’s no reason why parents of intersex adults (particularly young adults) shouldn’t attend the consultation – your perspective and hindsight may even be helpful. From the Department: Based on feedback from community support organisations and other stakeholders, the Victorian…
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Two sexes bad, three sexes better? Morgan published on the Norrie case by ABC’s The Drum

13 October 2014

ABC’s The Drum OII Australia president, Morgan Carpenter, has been published this morning by the national broadcaster at The Drum opinion and analysis site. We welcome recognition that sex is more than just male or female – and some of us need it – but we don’t want a third classification to be named “intersex”….
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