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New resources for allies, parents and service providers!

…s’ guide to intersex inclusion On launching the new resources in May 2014, Morgan Carpenter, the president of OII Australia and the organisation’s project lead for this work, said: We are delighted to welcome these beautiful and timely resources to introduce intersex to people who are unfamiliar with intersex issues, and help build a deeper understanding for people who know the basics. We would like to thank ACON, and in particular Teddy Cook, Ann…

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O&G Magazine: “What do intersex people need from doctors?” and more

…y Ivory and developments in Aotearoa New Zealand by Dr Elizabeth Kerekere. Morgan Carpenter (co-executive director of IHRA) has written on the medical needs of intersex people, including: simple concerns with transparency, accountability and respect. Current medical practices give rise to serious concerns and they need to change to bring them into line with human rights norms that Australia is obliged to meet.20 Many of us lack trust in healthcare…

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The ACT releases Australian-first draft law to protect intersex children from irreversible medical harm

…or Lecturer, International Law; Asian Business Law, Monash University, and Morgan Carpenter, PhD candidate in bioethics, University of Sydney Disclosure statement: Aileen Kennedy Is a director on the board of Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA). Alice de Jonge is a director on the board of Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA). Morgan Carpenter is the executive director of Intersex Human Rights Australia, a national charity which is funded by…

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Clinical opposition to early intersex medical interventions

…ew York: Human Rights Watch. Hutson, John, Sonia Grover, Clare Delany, and Morgan Carpenter. 2020. ‘Intersexion: The Birth of Ambiguity’. Presented at the Melbourne Medical Student Conference 2020, University of Melbourne, June 23. https://ihra.org.au/36471/intersexion-mdscx-2020/. Liao, L.-M., Wood, D., & Creighton, S. M. (2015). Parental choice on normalising cosmetic genital surgery. BMJ, 351, h5124 Lloyd, J., Crouch, N. S., Minto, C. L., Liao,…

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Our Theory of Change

…on the context and goals of the intersex movement in Australia, also by Dr Morgan Carpenter, published in March 2024. Acronyms used in the Theory of Change: ABS – Australian Bureau of Statistics ICD – International Classification of Diseases IHRA – Intersex Human Rights Australia IVSC – Innate variations of sex characteristics LGBT – Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender MBS – Medicare Benefits Scheme PBS – Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme WHO – World He…

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Ten years since the first Parliamentary inquiry report on intersex health and well-being!

…alia (then known as OII Australia) contributed five submissions written by Morgan Carpenter (read the first here and last here), while Intersex Peer Support Australia (then known as the AIS Support Group Australia) contributed a submission written by Bonnie Hart. Volunteers from IHRA and IPSA including Gina Wilson, Tony Briffa, Sandra Perrin, Bonnie Hart and Morgan Carpenter also participated in a Senate hearing, along with Gávi Ansara appearing a…

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Call for action by the new government

…on and Public Health Association of Australia For further information, see Morgan Carpenter’s analysis of Australian data Key departments: Health Department Key organisations: IHRA 5. Update sex/gender recognition guidelines to match the 2021 ABS Standard on Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation, to ensure accurate, respectful data collection in government and health systems Implementation will end an erroneous cons…

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Statement on Sen. Claire Chandler’s private member’s bill

…ncomprehension. It is profoundly regressive and doesn’t deserve support. – Morgan Carpenter Tony Briffa (vice-chair of IHRA and president of Intersex Peer Support Australia) comments: Nature made me the way I was born. I might be different, but it doesn’t make me any less worthwhile or valid as any other woman. I was raised a girl, went to an all girls’ school, married, fostered children, and served my community for many years. Why should people l…

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Human Rights Commissioner: Bodily autonomy is basic human right

…tity” and “intersex status”, education and sport. OII Australia president, Morgan Carpenter, is quoted in the report: One of our key human rights issues is not really the existence of binary genders, but what is done medically to make us conform to those norms. Attending today’s launch, we heard Tim Wilson, the Human Rights Commissioner, describe bodily autonomy as a basic human right, and forced sterilisations of intersex people a fundamental bre…

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Human Rights Day 2021

…Santow who began this project and President Ros Croucher who concluded it. Morgan Carpenter, Tony Briffa and Aileen Kennedy were glad to participate in the expert reference group. The recommendations for legislative and regulatory reform of medicine, and for community-based research, need to be implemented by States, Territories and the Commonwealth. We want to thank the ACT and Victorian governments for their engagement with us over many years to…

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Record number of intersex participants come out for Mardi Gras

…ease contact: Bonnie Hart, President AISSGA Email: bonnie at aissga.org.au Morgan Carpenter, Co-Chairperson, OII Australia Email: morgan.carpenter at oii.org.au Imogen Yang, Co-founder, Bladder Exstrophy, Epispadias, Cloacal Exstrophy, Hypospadias, Australian Community Email: imogenyang at icloud.com https://twitter.com/sarah_mcv/status/838636799522021376 Press ABC’s TripleJ Hack covered the intersex float at Sydney Mardi Gras in a news report on…

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Workplaces

…rsity to create a first Employers’ guide to intersex inclusion. Written by Morgan Carpenter and Dawn Hough, the guide is kindly sponsored by IBM. Download the Employers’ guide to intersex inclusion (PDF) More information on this resource UNISON working for intersex equality In 2016, the UK union UNISON published a guide to workplace issues for people born with intersex variations. Download UNISON working for intersex equality (PDF) VGLRL Guide for…