…includes a debate, and also some discussion immediately prior. The entire video has been recorded and shared with conference participants as it is here. We share this video for educational purposes, with the kind permission of the organisers. It provides a rare audio-visual insight into current clinical thinking, including in respect of the human rights of children. IHRA recognises the human rights implications of forced and coercive medical inte…
…an intersex youth group as yet, nor any significantly funded intersex support activity. Both OII Australia and AISSGA provide limited peer and family support services, and social activities on a volunteer basis. Get in touch to find out more. More about this video This video was created by Buzzfeed, with featuring members of AIC and Inter/Act. Inter/Act. The Buzzfeed page for this video. More information What is intersex? Defining intersex Interse…
…rganisations in Australia. Share high-quality resources like publications, videos and articles developed in our region. YOUth & I A new Australian publication by intersex youth, edited by Steph Lum and created in Canberra with the support of the ACT Capital of Equality program. YOUth & I tells the stories of intersex youth, by intersex youth, in their own ways and without mediation. This resource is highly recommended. https://twitter.com/safl3/st…
…disclose any more personal information unless the assigned sex changes. A video by Human Rights Watch in the US, that accompanied a major report published in 2017. Choosing a sex In the societies we live in, assigning your child male or female is appropriate. Choose whichever seems predominant, based on the information available to you. Recognise that, like any child, they might grow up to understand themselves differently. Bear in mind that sex…
…tion that hold events from time to time for intersex youth. Check out this video made by intersex youth in Europe: ‘Come Join Us: Intersex Youth in Europe’. Meeting other people, and understanding your body, make a huge difference. This video is by Young Intersex, filmed in Brussels in 2017. IGLYO (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Intersex Youth and Student Organisation) is an international LGBTI youth organisation. Check…
…site Watch and share resources this Intersex Awareness Day Watch and share videos – everything from short animations to TEDx-style presentations and a debate with paediatric surgeons. Share some new collaborative resources filmed and produced by Dr Phoebe Hart and recorded at our January 2020 community event in Williamstown, Victoria: What is intersex? – find out more What are intersex human rights? – start here to find out more Why is there a…
…BeyondBlue, the national initiative on depression has launched a new LGBTI campaign, with a series of videos from members of LGBTI communities. Gina Wilson, president of OII Australia, is one of those people: Meet Gina. Gina is a poet, artist, only 20% silly and intersex. Well done, Gina! External links BeyondBlue The Beyond Blue campaign home page The video on Facebook The video on Youtube…
…this video animation. Well done Tony, and thank you to Daniel Witthaus, Kenton Penley Miller, Jonathan Duffy, and the NICHE IDAHO team. The project includes videos for L, G, B, and T More information Watch the video on YouTube The NICHE project…
…slation. (Equality Australia) – https://www.facebook.com/EqualityAustralia/videos/3653315268229815/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtiW1V4AMY3/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== ACT passes Australian-first legislation banning irreversible medical procedures for young intersex children (ABC News) – https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-08/act-bans-deferrable-irreversible-surgery-for-intersex-children/102453968 VIDEO: ACT introduces bill that outlaws deferrable…
…Advocates for Informed Choice, in the US, are supporting a new project, the Interface Project, to gather video stories and spread the message that “No body is shameful”. Check out the entire project. Here’s Jim Bruce’s video: In his words to caregivers of an Intersex child: Your comfort level is less important than your kid’s right to choose [a] life path. More information The Interface Project Advocates for Informed Choice…
…and are set out in the Darlington Statement: darlington.org.au/statement A video by Human Rights Watch in the US, that accompanied a major report published in 2017. What is IHRA? Intersex surgery disregards children’s human rights – read Tony Briffa’s letter to Nature in April 2004 Intersex Human Rights Australia is a charitable company, registered in 2010. We were formerly known as OII Australia. We are run by volunteers and (since the end of 201…
…procedures as soon as he was able. The following text is quoted from this video interview in 2013: When I was training to become a paediatric surgeon I was taught how to do these, let’s say, corrective, in parentheses, “corrective” cosmetic surgeries, and at that time it was not allowed to criticise your elders, and it was impossible to voice out then my expression or thoughts on this one. But when I was doing my first intersex surgery due to cos…
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