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The Missing Voice Report Launched!

Equality Australia today launched The Missing Voice, a groundbreaking report that shines a light on the medical interventions still being performed on intersex children in Australia.
3 Dec 2025
Text: The Missing Voice A thematic analysis and stories of ongoing medical interventions on intersex children in Australia
Health and Medical Ethics

Victorian government introduces legislation to protect intersex children

Today, the Victorian Government took a historic step toward protecting the rights of children with innate variations of sex characteristics, introducing legislation that will prevent unnecessary medical interventions without the individual’s free and informed consent.
2 Dec 2025
Text: Victorian government introduces legislation to protect intersex children Image: Front of the Parliament of Victoria
Community

IPSA Turns 40: Celebrating Four Decades of Intersex Peer Support

On a joyful evening at the Victorian Pride Centre in St Kilda, Melbourne (Naarm), Intersex Peer Support Australia (IPSA) celebrated its 40th birthday — marking four decades as the longest running intersex organisation in Australia, and possibly the world.
25 Nov 2025
Purple and yellow image with intersex flag origins, swirly yellow and purple rays with hearts and purple orchids. Text reads: 40 years of IPSA Intersex Peer Support Australia

Intersex Solidarity Day/ Intersex Day of Remembrance 2025: Honouring Community and the Inaugural Del Victus Memorial Award

Earlier this month, on November 8th- Intersex Solidarity Day and Intersex Day of Remembrance, our community gathered to celebrate the power of solidarity and to commemorate and remember those who have gone before.
20 Nov 2025
Photo of Del Victus. Del is pale skinned male with a yellow mohawk, ginger facial hair and eyebrow and nose piercings. They have a neck tattoo and are wearing a black jacket. They have blue eyes and are staring at camera. Text reads: "Pride is a protest."- Del Victus Celebrating Intersex Solidarity Day Commemorating Intersex Day of Remembrance November 8th, 2025 Awarding the inaugural Del Victus Memorial Award 2025
Community

InterLink psychosocial support service secures national recognition for safety and quality

InterLink, a community-controlled intersex psychosocial support service run by InterAction for Health and Human Rights has achieved accreditation in line with the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards.
7 Nov 2025
A line drawing of two hands clasping, with yellow lines on a purple background. An image describing the new accreditation of InterLink is displayed in the top right hand corner
Community

The Carswell Forum 2025 provides a platform for intersex rights

The inaugural Carswell Forum 2025 was held on September 19 in Brisbane aimed at fostering collaboration among community members, activists, and government representatives.
29 Sep 2025
The 2025 Carswell Forum Thriving LGBQTIA+ people, families and communities in Queensland. Friday 19 September 9am- 4pm Royal International Convention Centre, RNA Showgrounds Hosted by Brisbane Pride Incorporated in partnership with the Queensland LGBQTIA+ Alliance Images of Brisbane Pride logo and Queensland LGBQTIA+ Alliance logo plus flag images. Photo of a smiling group of people in rainbow colours.
Anti-discrimination

UPDATED! Watch history live at the UN, 15 September!

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.
30 Sep 2025
OHCHR symbol
Governance

Welcome to our new website!

Our new website improves access to resource, and reflects changes in how we structure our organisation following the merger of our founding organisations.
27 Aug 2025
A screenshot of our new site, highlighting an image by Gabrielle Niemeyer saying that "All bodies are beautiful, all bodies deserve respect"
Community

Blume: "It's great things are changing"

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.
24 Aug 2025
Two of the images shared by ABC Queer in this story about Blume at Amsterdam Pride
Health and Medical Ethics

InterAction congratulates Alastair Lawrie on being selected as a 2025 Justice Fellow

We warmly congratulate Alastair Lawrie on his selection by the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW as a Justice Fellow for 2025.
13 Aug 2025
Logo for InterAction is shown- name of InterAction for Health and Human Rights with a purple circle. Logo for Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales shown- their name with a line drawing of a set of justice scales. Text reads "InterAction for Health and Human Rights congratulates Alastair Lawrie Justice Fellow 2025. Photo is of Alastair Lawrie- middle aged, pale skinned man with short hair and dark facial hair. He is wearing a white shirt.
Governance

InterAction and InterLink welcome our new InterLink Mental Health Practitioner, Derek Tys

InterAction welcomes Derek Tys to the InterLink team. Derek is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and therapist with a deep commitment to supporting individuals through trauma, grief, and the search for meaning.
17 Nov 2025
Text reads "Welcome Derek Tys to the role of InterLink Mental Health Practitioner. The word InterLink is the logo for InterLink- the word in yellow except for the i's which are in purple and the i in Link has connected loops instead of a dot. Photo is of Derek Tys. Derek is a middle aged balding pale skinned gentleman with a grey beard. he is wearing glasses. He has kind eyes and a gentle smile. he is wearing a dark patterned shirt.

AISSGA Newsletters

Archive of AIS Support Group Australia newsletters.
12 Aug 2025
The old AISSGA logos: a girl performing a handstand in front of the letters X and Y, and an outline of an orchid
Acknowledgement of Country
Our Australian staff and board live and work on First Nations lands. We recognise that sovereignty over this land was never ceded and that this always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We acknowledge the continued connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to land, waterways and community and pay our respects to all First Nations people.
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