The Australian Capital Territory has today passed Australia’s first laws protecting intersex people from unconsented medical procedures. The legislation will protect people with variations in sex characteristics from harmful and unnecessary medical interventions as children by placing restrictions on treatment to alter sex characteristics without personal consent. These restrictions will exclude emergencies or authorisation by […]
Tags: ACT, Equality Australia, Intersex, intersex human rights australia, morgan carpenter, Tony Briffa
8 Jun 2023 /
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Intersex advocates have highlighted issues with new regulations passed by the peak body for elite swimming, FINA, warning of discrimination against people with intersex variations. Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA) have called attention to regulations pertaining to ‘XY DSDs’, which categorises women with certain intersex traits as men. The new policy would also only allow […]
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21 Jun 2022 |
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The ACT Government has released a draft bill outlining plans to end non-consenting medical interventions on intersex children. The legislation was developed after consultations with experts and lived experience participants, and ongoing advocacy from intersex and LGBTQIA+ organisations. The Variations in Sex Characteristics (Restricted Medical Treatment) Bill 2022 sets out new processes to be applied when medical […]
Tags: ACT, cody smith, Intersex, Ivan Hinton-Teoh, just.equal australia, morgan carpenter, sex characteristics
27 May 2022 |
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Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA) have shared their perspective on Senator Claire Chandler’s private member’s bill, which seeks to restrict access to sport based on binary biological definitions of sex, effectively erasing Australians with intersex variations. IHRA join a number of organisations speaking out against the bill, including Equality Tasmania, Equality Australia and TransFolk of […]
Tags: Intersex, intersex human rights australia, intersex peer support australia, michelle mcgrath, morgan carpenter
23 Feb 2022 |
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October 26th is Intersex Awareness Day, a day to learn about the human rights issues faced by intersex people, and promote genuine inclusion for people with intersex variations. Intersex Human Rights Australia (IHRA), Intersex Peer Support Australia (IPSA) and partners have revealed a range of new resources, aimed at changing current practices and promoting genuine […]
Tags: Intersex, morgan carpenter, nicky bath, raising the bar, Tony Briffa
26 Oct 2020 |
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