Morgan Carpenter speaks at Arcus forum: “invisible no more”
Morgan Carpenter was invited to speak on a panel on the international intersex human rights movement, presented at the conference Creating Change in Chicago, USA. Watch the session here.
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Tony Briffa speaks at Monash University on intersex human rights
Tony Briffa spoke at Monash University’s Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, on the human rights of intersex people, on 7 October from 6pm to 7.30pm. The Castan Centre is part of the university’s Faculty of Law.
Morgan Carpenter at LGBTI Human Rights in the Commonwealth conference
We’re delighted that Morgan Carpenter spoke on intersex health and human rights at the LGBTI Human Rights in the Commonwealth event in Glasgow, Scotland on 18 July, at the kind invitation of the Equality Network and Kaleidoscope Trust.
Thank you, Senators Louise Pratt and Sue Boyce
Today is the last day of office for two Senators who have played a key role in the pursuit of human rights and better health outcomes for intersex people in Australia, and we thank them both for their commitment and work.
Intersex advocacy at the UN 26th Human Rights Council
OII Australia has begun to participate in international action on SOGI and LGBTI issues, with the aim of promoting a better of understanding of intersex issues, and working towards the depathologisation of intersex variations. This includes work towards the recognition and inclusion of intersex status or bodily diversity in international resolutions and frameworks.
Intersex side event at the UN Human Rights Council
The 25th Session of the Human Rights Council in March 2014 witnessed a historic first: the first ever side event exclusively focused on intersex issues, titled Intersex People and Human Rights: Violations, Voices and Visions. OII Australia was proud to participate, alongside other NGOs.
Cross-party speeches on intersex health in the Australian Senate
In the Commonwealth Parliament tonight, senators from each of the three main parties gave extraordinary and powerful speeches. We heard clear recognition that the medical treatment of intersex people is a human rights issue, that intersex is not a disorder, and that intersex people must be heard.
Human rights: first intersex-led discussions at the UN Human Rights Council
On Monday 10 March at the United Nations Human Rights Council, Holly Greenberry spoke on intersex issues on behalf of a group of intersex organisations. Holly also thanked the Special Rapporteur on torture, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on our behalf. Statement to the Human Rights Council Watch Holly…
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Healthcare pathways for intersex people
Morgan Carpenter and Tony Briffa (OII Australia) and Bonnie Hart (AISSGA) spoke on intersex healthcare in Geelong in October. The event also discussed healthcare pathways for transgender and gender diverse youth. Morgan gave a presentation: Tony and Bonnie participated in a panel discussion with Dr Nate Reid and Tracy Whitmore:
Paediatric surgeon Mika Venhola on intersex
Mika Venhola is a Deputy Chief of the Oulu University Hospital Department of Pediatrics and Adolescence. We included a partial transcript of this interview in one of our submissions to the Australian Senate Inquiry on involuntary or coerced sterilisation.
ORAM second annual lecture series: The invisible refugee, intersex persecution and protection
Advocates for Informed Choice Founder and Executive Director Anne Tamar-Mattis discusses the legal, medical and survival challenges that intersex refugees encounter in their cross-border searches for safe haven.
Del LaGrace Volcano interviewed by Morgan for OII Australia
OII member and photographer Del LaGrace Volcano, in an interview by Morgan of OII Australia for an ‘Intersex 101’ workshop at “Camp Betty” in Sydney.
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