On 26 October, Intersex Awareness Day, co-chair Morgan Carpenter gave a talk at UTS entitled "Intersex, thinking outside the box: intersex, identity, harmful practices and 20 years of activism."
OII Australia president Morgan Carpenter writes on genetics research and more developments over the last twelve months in this year's reflection on Intersex Awareness Day.
Who are intersex people? What are some of the key health, cultural and human rights issues that shape intersex people and intersex bodies? An Intersex Awareness Day presentation and Q&A in the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, by Morgan Carpenter, president of OII Australia. The event is kindly supported by UTS Equity and Diversity Unit.
The Australian Senate's Community Affairs References Committee today published its long anticipated report, "Involuntary or coerced sterilisation of intersex people".
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