Gina Wilson’s Speech at TEDxSydney 2010
Gina Wilson’s Speech for TEDxSydney 2010, Saturday 22 May 2010.
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Michael Noble: Representations of Klinefelter Syndrome
Michael Noble wrote this paper on representations of his trait, Klinefelter Syndrome (47,XXY) in 2003, and revised it in 2010. This is the revised version.
Mani Bruce Mitchell speaks at Health in Difference, 7th National LGBTI Health Conference, Sydney, May 2010
New Zealand intersex activist Mani Bruce Mitchell attended the National LGBT Health Alliance conference Health in Difference, Doing Diversity in Sydney from 29th April to 1st May. Health in Difference, Doing Diversity is the seventh such conference and it is the first to include intersex. Members of OII Australia attended and OII Australia president Gina…
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Position statement on genital cutting
Intersex refers to atypical internal and/or external anatomical sexual characteristics, where features usually regarded as male or female may be mixed to some degree. This is a naturally occurring variation in humans.
The National Police Certificate (NPC) check as it is carried out in Western Australia
OII Australia considers the provision of criminal history checks by the West Australian Police force to be adequate. The checks and balances seem to be there for intersex given the police in that state see differences in sex as being analogous to differences in gender. We have no need to pursue that debate with the…
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Karin: “Conformity’s never-ending war against diversity”
The past is another country and it can be a savage, brutal place. No matter how bad things may be now for intersex and other biological nonconformists, in the past they were immeasurably worse. I was reminded of this when chatting with a woman who had rejected the sex she was assigned at birth and…
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Star Observer: Norrie may well be the first of their kind
Gina Wilson is quoted in this article about the impact of a third sex classification on intersex infants and children: SAGE said the decision was also a win for intersex children who might be registered as ‘Sex Not Specified’ until they decided what sex was right for them. However, Gina Wilson of Organisation Internationale des…
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Sydney Morning Herald: “Sexless in the city: a gender revolution”
Trans person Norrie is in the news: A spokeswoman for the Attorney-General’s department confirmed it was the first such certificate to state non-specified gender, and that even intersex children have their sex determined within weeks of birth. A Catholic ethicist, Nicholas Tonti-Filippini from the John Paul II Institute, said birth certificates should also record no…
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New Zealand artist Rebecca Swan talks about “Assume Nothing”
New Zealand photographer Rebecca Swan talked about her project Assume Nothing at the Australian Centre for Photography.
Gina Wilson: Sexism is the Issue with the IOC
THE issue with the IOC – International Olympic Committee – is sexism and every woman should be outraged. Why? Physical advantage Every gold medallist since the beginning of the modern Olympics, and most likely those in the old Olympics has a physical advantage over his competitors. The underlying prejudice in the current situation is that…
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OII Australia President Gina Wilson at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2010
Gina Wilson, president of OII Australia, participated in this year’s Sydney Mardi Gras parade, marching with the Inner City Legal Centre float. Photo: Morgan Carpenter.
The National Police Certificate (NPC) check as it is carried out in the Northern Territory
Police checks conducted by the Northern Territory Police are in general conformity to those of other states. OII Australia has reservations nonetheless. OII Australia does not welcome clearances being provided directly to third parties. All clearances should only be provided when application is by the individual subjected to the clearances. The applicant should be the…
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