…in Difference, in Sydney, 12 April 2018. Good evening everyone, my name is Steph. My story is a story not often heard – it’s a story of just being a really boring everyday intersex person. Hey. Being intersex just does not affect my life on a day to day basis. I’m really glad I have my intersex variation. I can’t really imagine myself any other way. I would certainly never choose to have been born any differently. What I’m told is interesting abou…
…published worldwide to mark Intersex Awareness Day. Videos and animations Steph Lum gave a short TED-style talk at Women Deliver 2019 earlier this year. It’s available with English, French, Polish and Russian subtitles and a Spanish translation: Rochelle Oh has created a wonderful short animation: The ABC has broadcast an episode of You Can’t Ask That, available in iView, and also on Youtube ($) If you want something long, academic and in-d…
…ws. 13 March 2017. Jones J. Intersex activists in Australia and New Zealand publish statement of priorities. Star Observer. 10 March 2017. Comment by Steph Lum, a director of OII Australia Statement: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence….
…the second issue of YOUth & I intersex youth publication is published, by Steph Lum, Georgia Andrews and Gabrielle Niemeyer. 2022 – ‘intersex status’ was added as a protected ground in the Fair Work Act (protections have not yet commenced). The government also made a public commitment in the House of Representatives to update protections in the Sex Discrimination Act and Fair Work Act from ‘intersex status’ and to ‘sex characteristics’. Australia…
…o-be-intersex Kids Helpline – ‘Understanding people with intersex variations’ (for teens): https://kidshelpline.com.au/teens/issues/understanding-people-intersex-variations Document history This page was entirely rewritten by Steph Lum and published on 29 March 2021. Steph Lum is the editor of YOUth&I, and a former chair of IHRA. Give feedback on this page Was this page helpful? Click on a star to give a rating Submit rating We are sorry that this…
…t the Commission . UPDATE, 3 August: The Commission has indefinitely extended the date for requests for consultations. Make a submission Email Steph Lum, the Commission’s contact officer for this project…
…e who have made vital contributions to the intersex movement in Australia. Steph Lum has created the YOUth&I intersex youth publication, spoken at Women Deliver, as well as leading important improvements to our governance and legal analysis. Alex David has appeared in ABC’s You Can’t Ask That and the SBS Insight program on intersex. We give heartfelt thanks for their work and their friendship. Staff on 17 November 2019: Florin, Morgan and Tony, in…
…evening (Australia)/ late morning (Ireland) parallel panel session. Steph Lum (former IHRA chair) is a PhD candidate at Dublin City University as part of the INIA program, and Steph will join other PhD candidates in the program in an evening (Australia)/morning (Ireland) session on 22 April. Kamran Qureshi will talk about intersex representation in Australian media. Also based in our region, Mandy Henningham and Tiffany Jones will talk about thei…
…all deferrable interventions are deferred until we can personally consent. Steph Lum, chair of OII Australia, states: We are pleased to see the UNHRC deliver strong recommendations to Australia, in line with the Darlington Statement, on ending irreversible medical interventions that are not medically necessary and without fully informed and free consent. We are also pleased to see recognition that it is gender stereotyping that often forms the bas…
…heir own way. YOUth & I is an Australian publication created and edited by Steph Lum, and auspiced by IHRA, Issue 1 is kindly supported by the ACT Capital of Equality grants program. You can download a copy of YOUth & I for free. On 7 July 2019, we put out a call for submissions to create an Australian-first intersex youth publication – YOUth&I. We sought to create a safe space for young intersex people to share their stories in their own words an…
…rlington.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/YOUthAndI-Layout-Final-Web.pdf. Lum, Steph. 2021. ‘Youth’. Intersex Human Rights Australia. 29 March 2021. https://ihra.org.au/youth/. Intersex Human Rights Australia. 2013. ‘Intersex for Parents’. 18 May 2013. https://ihra.org.au/parents/. ReachOut Parents. 2019. ‘Supporting an Intersex Teenager’. 2019. https://parents.au.reachout.com/skills-to-build/connecting-and-communicating/things-to-try-supportive-…
…ers. I wish IHRA every good fortune leading the way towards such a future. Steph Lum, former co-chair and editor of YOUth&I magazine, says: Congratulations IHRA on 10 years! Thank you for your huge contributions to local and international advocacy and community building during this time. Thank you also for supporting younger intersex advocates to speak up, including your support for the YOUth&I project. I wish IHRA the best of luck into the future…
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