Your beautiful child: information for parents

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Your beautiful child: information for parents

Congratulations on the birth of your child! This downloadable PDF by Hida Viloria and Claudia Astorino of OII-USA addresses common questions and concerns regarding variations in sex anatomy, or intersex variations, to help you welcome your newborn infant, and make decisions that promote the health and well-being of your child and the entire family. We…
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Intersex people and the NSW government

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We’re deeply disappointed in the NSW Government’s late submission on the federal Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) [SDA] Bill. The state says there hasn’t been enough debate to add “intersex status”: In particular, insufficient time has been provided to assess the regulatory implications of the introduction of ‘intersex status’ as…
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Groundbreaking US law suit filed on genital surgery

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Groundbreaking US law suit filed on genital surgery

Advocates for Informed Choice, the Southern Poverty Law Center, pro bono lawyers and parents Pam and Mark Crawford have filed “the first ever impact litigation lawsuit” against the state of South Carolina Department of Social Services, the Greenville Hospital System, Medical University of South Carolina and individual employees for, AIC state, “performing an irreversible and…
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Submission on the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013

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Our submission to the Senate Inquiry on the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013 has just been published. While not as comprehensive as the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill, which seemingly could not generate sufficient support this side of an election, we welcome the tabled Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual…
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Equal Rights Trust: Testimony by Gina Wilson on rights for intersex people

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Equal Rights Trust: Testimony by Gina Wilson on rights for intersex people

The UK’s Equal Rights Trust has just published testimony by OII Australia president, Gina Wilson, in The Equal Rights Review, Vol. 10. Gina talks about her personal background, her work as an activist, and the issues we face in seeking human rights, including intersex and the sex binary, the medical model, invisibility in human rights…
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Where the bloody hell were you?

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Do you identify as intersex and you’re not a member of OII Australia or AISSGA? Do you think that intersex is part of the trans umbrella? Brain intersex? Well, where were you when it came to the Senate Inquiry on involuntary and coerced sterilisation? Where were you when it came to intersex human rights and…
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Update your contact details for OII Australia

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If you link to an old web address or email, then please update to our new details: Website: oii.org.au Email: info@oii.org.au You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter: Facebook: facebook.com/oii.au Twitter: oiiaustralia There are more details on how to reach us on our contact page.

Submission on government recognition of sex and gender

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Last month, the federal government published draft guidelines on sex and gender recognition for public consultation. Download our full submission here The document represents a major shift in the recognition of the gender identities and sex of intersex people, along with the recognition of trans and gender diverse people. We welcome the document, and the…
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Letter to Australia’s Honorary Consul in Lagos, Nigeria

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To alan.davies [at] jamescubittarchitects.com Dear Commissioner I understand the commission in Nigeria is small and resource limited. I must however draw your attention to a terrible situation. A person in Nigeria has been outed as Intersex subjected to public humiliation as in danger of losing their life at the hands of a “lynch mob”. We…
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Response to the ACT government on ‘Beyond the Binary’

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On 19 March, the government of the Australian Capital Territory published its response to “Beyond the Binary”, a report on legal recognition of “Sex and gender diversity” in the Territory. This is our formal reply to the government response. Download full document (PDF) We made a formal response to “Beyond the Binary” in July 2012….
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