The Thorne Harbour Health Awards were established to honour individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions to the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ communities and people living with HIV. Over the years, the awards have recognised a wide range of contributions, from advocacy and volunteer work to leadership and community support. The Awards for…
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Today, we celebrate World Children’s Day 2024 with the theme “Listen to the Future”. This is a call to action for us to actively listen to children and honour their voices, dreams, and rights. Every year, World’s Children Day is celebrated on 20 November, marking the date that the United Nations Convention on the Rights…
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Intersex Solidarity Day is observed each year on November 8th and is a day to recognise and support the intersex community. It follows intersex awareness day and whilst it does raise awareness about the issues intersex people face and helps advocate for our rights, it is a day to remember the many advocates and activists…
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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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Reflecting on Intersex Awareness Day 2024, it was a vibrant and meaningful celebration filled with various activities that highlighted the importance of intersex rights and community. Throughout the week, a series of events were organised to foster understanding, support, advocacy… and to celebrate! On Wednesday, AGA hosted a drop-in event in Canberra, where participants enjoyed…
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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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By Margie McCumstie & Mira Bouchmouny On this International Day of Non-Violence, we stand in solidarity with peoples experiencing genocide, carpet bombing, and occupation. From Palestine and Lebanon to Congo, Sudan, and Ukraine, our world is acutely aware of the pervasive violence. The genocide in Gaza, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and Israel’s escalating war…
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Australian insurance companies have been using genetic test results to discriminate against individuals. This practice can lead to higher premiums or outright denial of coverage for those with certain genetic markers. This has directly affected members of the intersex community. In the Darlington Statement, we called for “We call for an end to genetic discrimination, including…
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We have today been advised by the ABS that the government will not include a question on innate variations of sex characteristics in the 2026 census, despite including questions on sex, sexuality and gender.
The 2016 and 2021 censuses sought to capture data on people with innate variations of sex characteristics (intersex variations/differences of sex development), but they did so in ways that were harmful and that did not produce reliable, meaningful data. We have an opportunity to do better in the 2026 census.
The American Journal of Bioethics has published a global bioethics consensus statement, led by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and with contributions made by more than 150 international experts from more than 24 countries, including IHRA’s own Dr Morgan Carpenter and Mauro Cabral Grinspan.
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