At InterAction's Intersex Awareness Day Online Gala on Sunday 26th October, the highlight of the evening's celebrations was the announcement of The Darling- the award given to ally individuals or organisations who have made a contribution beyond signing the Darlington Statement to progress the health and human rights of people with innate variations of sex characteristics in Australia. And in 2025, the award was presented to two worthy winners- Dr Thomas Drake-Brockman and Dr Jasmine Davis.
InterAction, City of Sydney and Queer Screen co-present a special free screening of new documentary "The Secret of Me". Event Cinemas, George St, Sydney, 3pm 26 October
Here's your guide to what's happening for Intersex Awareness in October 2025. We hope you find some events you would like to attend and enjoy the celebrations!
The 2025 Intersex Peer Support Australia Retreat is set for 14 - 16 November 2025 in Pennyroyal, the beautiful Otways in regional Victoria. Registrations are now open!
The inaugural Carswell Forum 2025 was held on September 19 in Brisbane aimed at fostering collaboration among community members, activists, and government representatives.
From 15–18 September, QC hosted a transformative week of professional development and community capacity building: Common Ground. InterLink and InterAction representatives attended this conference together with other passionate advocates, community leaders, and health professionals to explore the themes of belonging and justice.
Watch a historic milestone with presentation of a first ever intersex rights report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Updated with details of events on 15 September.
Australian musician and intersex person Blume participated in Amsterdam Pride - in the first ever intersex boat in this parade on the city's canals. ABC covered the story.
Australia’s Bullying No Way Week is a national movement dedicated to preventing bullying in schools, workplaces, and communities, fostering a culture of inclusion, respect, and belonging.
This week, we’re sharing resources to help you be bold, be kind, and speak up, because everyone deserves to feel safe, valued, and supported.
In a landmark moment for intersex advocacy, the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Asia and the Pacific saw the first-ever high-level discussion dedicated to intersex inclusion within CRVS systems.
At the intersection of human rights, medical ethics, and bodily autonomy stands Mauro Cabral Grinspan - a historian, activist, and intersex advocate whose work has reshaped global conversations on gender, health, and justice. At the recent 2025 World Association for Sexual Health Congress in Brisbane, Mauro coordinated and chaired an Intersex, Sexual Health and Human Rights Symposium.
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