ABS Data released: Innate Variations of Sex Characteristics
On 19 December 2024, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released a first estimate on the size and characteristics of LGBTI+ populations in Australia.
Books, journals and reports (page 1 of 9)
Books and selected journal articles on intersex issues, including fiction, peer-reviewed papers, and biographies.
We welcome the launch of the National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People
We elcome the launch of the National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People 2025-2035. The plan marks a significant step forward in ensuring the health and wellbeing of individuals with innate variations of sex characteristics (IVSC) across Australia.
Intersex Youth Mental Health Report by The Trevor Project
The Intersex Youth Mental Health Report by The Trevor Project focuses on the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ youth who are intersex. The report highlights that intersex youth face disproportionately high rates of mental health challenges compared to their non-intersex peers.
The State of Intersex Organising report, 2024
The third edition of “The State of Intersex Organizing” has been released today. It identifies significant gaps in funding and resources, which hinder efforts for bodily autonomy, safety from medical and state harm, and freedom from social exclusions and violence.
Revisiting Sex Classification in Athletics: Insights from Dr. Morgan Carpenter
In this article in the American Journal of Bioethics, Dr Carpenter asks if it is ever acceptable to reclassify someone out of their sex determined and classified at birth without their consent. He proposes that women athletes should always be able to compete, without preconditions, in their birth-observed, birth-assigned sex.
“The Context and Goals of the Intersex Movement in Australia” – new article
Social Sciences journal has published a peer-reviewed perspective on the context and goals of the intersex movement in Australia, by Dr Morgan Carpenter.
Health and wellbeing
An introduction to the health and well-being of people with innate variations of sex characteristics, with links to third party resources published by the Australian Human Rights Commission and clinical bodies.
Intersex Awareness Day, 2021
26 October is Intersex Awareness Day, 2021! Find out more about what’s happening, images and new resources to share, and things you can do to support the work of intersex communities in Australia (and Aotearoa NZ).
AHRC: Ensure health and bodily integrity for people with intersex variations
Intersex Human Rights Australia and Equality Australia have today welcomed the findings of a landmark report by the Australian Human Rights Commission on protecting the human rights of intersex people in medical settings.
Carpenter: intersex people and the Yogyakarta Principles
Morgan Carpenter writes in capacity as a member of the drafting committee and a signatory of the Yogyakarta Principles plus 10, outlining the significance of the Principles to intersex people.
New book and call for submissions to “Writing from Below”
Writing From Below will publish a special issue in 2020 to honour and extend the impact of the work of Dr Michael Noble. His book, Nicholas Culpeper and the Mystery of the Philosopher’s Stone, has also been published.
YOUth & I intersex youth publication
In YOUth & I, intersex youth tell their own stories, how they want to and in their own way. YOUth & I is an Australian publication created and edited by Steph Lum, and supported by the ACT Capital of Equality grants program. Download a free copy.