A review of materials released via freedom of information requests to major children’s hospitals in Australia by Dr Morgan Carpenter. This work was commissioned by Equality Australia.
The 2016 and 2021 censuses sought to capture data on people with innate variations of sex characteristics (intersex variations/differences of sex development), but they did so in ways that were harmful and that did not produce reliable, meaningful data. We have an opportunity to do better in the 2026 census.
Social Sciences journal has published open access this perspective on the context and goals of the intersex movement in Australia, by Dr Morgan Carpenter.
We present our Theory of Change. The diagram is intended to set out why and how we do what we do, and with what goals and outcomes. Now finalised after a period of pubic consultation, comments and feedback remain welcome.
An introduction to the health and well-being of people with innate variations of sex characteristics, with links to third party resources published by the Australian Human Rights Commission and clinical bodies.
A timeline of legal, community and other key reforms in Australian jurisdictions. This page highlights good practice and documents the history of them and other developments.
IHRA is currently engaged on a significant project to provide policy advice and develop resources for the Victorian Department of Health. The first step in the resources component of this project is this review of existing resources.
These health and wellbeing resources work together to visually map established healthcare needs, highlight potential gaps in services, and evaluate against best practice indicators.
Are clinical guidelines enough to eliminate human rights violations against people with innate variations of sex characteristics in medical settings? Reviewing the evidence, we believe they are inadequate, and their prerequisites do not exist.
All populations that suffer health inequalities are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, and people with intersex variations are no exception.
24 Feb 2021
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