In a world as heavily mediated as ours, where the boundary between reality staged for entertainment and reality documented for information is blurred, and sometimes lost altogether, works of fiction often encroach upon the territory of fact – the danger is that we may not be able to tell the difference. That certainly happens when…
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Poster “I am not a Disorder of Sex Development!” Tap the image to download a resizable PDF poster.
Poster “Proud to be an Intersex male!” Tap the image to download a resizable PDF poster.
Poster “Proud to be an Intersex female!” Tap the image to download a resizable PDF poster.
Poster “Proud to be Intersex!” Tap the image to download a resizable PDF poster.
Our submission on the Federal Department of Health & Ageing’s new National Women’s Health Policy.
Our submission on the Australian National Human Rights Consultation.
OII Australia is sensitive towards photographic depictions of intersex individuals. The reasons for OII Australia’s sensitivity are exemplified in this article about non-consensual photography. We can’t help but wonder if the photographic voyeurism, and staff attitudes towards this person’s body, impacted on the quality of care that was given – the person is known to…
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There are two fundamental issues that must be considered when considering terminology around intersex. Intersex is a scientific term that describes all differences of sex biology within the animal kingdom that are not hermaphroditic…
From the Sydney Morning Herald of 3rd June, this report by Andrew Darby: Routine operation may be a crime Once routine, now often thought unkind, the cut may also be illegal. Parental consent might not be enough to protect the circumcisers of baby boys from later legal action. In a rare legal analysis of the…
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A short documentary film made by London-based Australian director Maxx Ginnane about a woman named Adele and her struggles with the UK medical system.
James Pate, MD has kindly provided us with the following: The first mention of “disorder of sex development” I could find was by CE Ford in 1961 (Ford CE. The cytogenetic analysis of some disorder of sex development. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 82:1154-61, 1961 Nov.) Other historical terminology I found was: Disorder of…
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