Submission to the Federal Marriage Equality Amendment Bill Committee
A formal submission supporting the campaign for marriage equality.
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Testosterone: suffering the system, not the medication
Morgan writes about the problems associated with being prescribed a controlled substance.
Karin: “Erasing the fact of natural variations in sex with John Money’s gender theories”
What is it about the word SEX that so upsets so many people that they feel compelled to substitute it with the word GENDER? It’s not just an American thing – too squeamish to use words that say exactly what they mean that they must invent pussy-footing, limp euphemisms, and even euphemisms for euphemisms. During…
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LGBTI outcomes from ALP National Conference
A media release by the Australian Coalition for Equality, with a commentary by OII Australia.
Sydney Morning Herald, “Be careful what the doctor may have ordered”
Lisa Pryor has written on “therapists with unconventional qualifications”, noting that no government body charged has power to “discipline unregistered therapists”. OII Australia always recommends that people choose a properly qualified therapist. The article carries some useful information for making this choice.
Karin in LOTL Magazine: “The Legend of Lili Elbe”
An article on Lili Elbe, the first intersex person known to have undergone urogenital surgery, has been published in the August 2009 issue of LOTL magazine.
Get your hands off our intersex genitals now!
Poster “Get your hands off our intersex genitals now!” Tap the image to download a resizable PDF poster.
Signs of reform in the Australian Passport Office
We are pleased to report that the Australian Passport Office, in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has made first steps in reforming its practices in relation to what it calls ‘sex and gender diverse’ people. We thank them for this. It should be noted, though that DFAT’s new position is essentially a return…
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AHRC’s Paper ‘Surgery on intersex infants and human rights’
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released a paper titled Surgery on intersex infants and human rights. We deeply regret the report’s equivocation on surgery to modify the appearance of intersex infants and children. The report acknowledges such interventions without commenting on their necessity or lifelong consequences. It is available for download here.
Tiger Devore on intersex genital mutilation (IGM)
Howard “Tiger” Devore features in this documentary about intersex genital mutilation.
NSW Government promises to change name of NSW Birth Defects Register
According to two regional newspapers, Glenda Graban of Picton, NSW, has persuaded the NSW Health Department to change the name of the NSW Birth Defect Register to something kinder and more humane. Great work, Glenda! It is reported that NSW Minister for Health John Della Bosca has agreed in principle to the change of name,…
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Karin: “The Silent”
LOTL have published a feature by OII Australia member Karin on “The Silent”. PROFESSOR Milton Diamond of the University of Hawaii’s Pacific Center for Sex and Society estimates the prevalence of intersex – having biological characteristics both male and female – as 1 in 100. Some academics believe the ratio of intersex people in the…
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